Written Question·Home Office·UIN 30129
Short-term Holding Facilities
Tabled: 10 February 2025
Answered: 14 February 2025
Question
Rachael Maskell
Labour (Co-op) — York Central
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place a limit on the period of time that someone can remain in a short-term hold facility.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThere are already time limits on detention in short-term holding facilities.Section 147 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 defines a short-term holding facility as a place where a detained person may be detained for not more than 7 days, or such other...
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