Written Question·Home Office·UIN 6675
Asylum: Detention Centres
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 11 October 2024
Question
Dr Simon Opher
Labour — Stroud
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what criteria asylum seekers are housed in detention centres.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleAsylum seekers may be detained for immigration purposes only in accordance with Home Office detention policy, as set out in the Detention General Instructions, the Adults at Risk in Immigration Detention guidance and the Detained Asylum Casework guidance....
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