Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the Detained Duty Advice scheme.

The MoJ committed to a review of immigration advice provision for detainees held in prison, and those in Immigration Removal Centres, in August 2020. The review’s objective is to ensure equal access to high-quality immigration and asylum advice, irrespective of location.  The intention is to consider the differences in the provision of immigration and asylum legal aid to immigration detainees in Immigration Removal Centres and prisons, including the Detained Duty Advice Scheme.

Work on this review is ongoing and includes working with stakeholders to understand better the experience of individual detainees.