In 2018, following two reviews by Stephen Shaw, the
Home Secretary commissioned ICIBI to carry out an
annual inspection of how the ‘Adults at Risk in
immigration detection’ policy was working. My first annual
report was published in April 2020, and I am now
beginning my second inspection, which will cover the
period 1 April 2019 to 30 September 2020, in order to
take account of changes made in response to COVID-19.
This call is open to everyone and I am keen to receive
evidence from the widest possible range of
contributors, but especially from organisations and
professionals that work with detainees and from
individuals who have been detained. But, please note
that my remit does not extend to investigating or
making decisions about individual cases. This remains a
Home Office responsibility.
Evidence in relation to the following areas would be
particularly welcome:
- Changes (positive and negative) Home Office policy
and practice since the first ‘Adults at Risk’
inspection, including in response to the recommendations
in the first report
- The structure and application of safeguards in
detention, such as the Detention Gatekeeper and the
Rule 35 process
- The identification, management and safeguarding of
vulnerable foreign nationals held in prisons under
immigration powers
- Potential “quick wins”
- Areas requiring more detailed examination and
analysis.
Please feel free to raise any other points you consider
relevant.
The deadline for contributions is 14th September. If
you will have difficulty responding by this date but
would like to contribute, please contact the inspection
team via the link below.
How to respond
Please click here to
email your submission to the Chief Inspector by 14th
September 2020.
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quoted in the final inspection report, but it is the
ICIBI’s practice not to name sources and to anonymise
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