Asked by: Ellie Reeves (Labour - Lewisham West and Penge)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many inmates across the prison estate have been detained at the end of their sentence awaiting a Home Office decision on an authority to detain notification (IS91) in each year since 2010.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
The Government is committed to a fair and humane immigration policy that welcomes those here legally, but tackles abuse and protects the public.
We make every effort to ensure that a foreign national offender’s (FNO) removal by deportation coincides, as far as possible, with their release from prison on completion of sentence. Detention plays a crucial role in enabling the removal of FNOs and those who are here illegally.
Published Home Office policy, Detention General instructions (publishing.service.gov.uk), is clear that immigration detention must be used sparingly and for the shortest period necessary. Where the Home Office intends to detain a time-served FNO under immigration powers at the end of their custodial sentence, detention notices are served in advance of this date, subject to certain exceptions. A timely risk assessment is also carried, out in line with published guidance, which reviews the suitability of the FNOs transfer to the immigration removal estate.
Foreign national offenders held in detention have the option to apply to an independent immigration judge for bail at any point. Once a person is in detention, regular reviews are undertaken to ensure that their detention remains lawful, appropriate and proportionate. We do not detain people indefinitely.
The Home Office publishes data on people in immigration detention in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’. The number of people in detention on the last day of each quarter are published in table Det_D02 of the Detention detailed datasets. The data include those detained under immigration powers in HM prisons from July 2017 and can be broken down by place of detention. The latest data relate to the number of people in detention at the end of September 2021.
Asked by: Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester, Gorton)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people subject to reporting conditions have dependent children in (a) Manchester Gorton, (b) Manchester, (c) Greater Manchester and (d) the North West as at 26 October 2021.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
Bail conditions are imposed where an individual without valid leave to remain in the UK comes into contact with Immigration Enforcement (IE) and are not imminently removable. For example, where a legal barrier or lack of travel document prevents their return. The individual would be placed on reporting. This is a form of contact management, whereby individuals are required to attend a Reporting Centre (managed by IE) or a police station on a regular basis. UKVI, Asylum, Criminal Casework, Removal Casework and ICE all feed cases into the reporting population. The frequency at which an offender reports is based on their removability, the risk they pose to the public and their vulnerability. There are 14 Reporting Centres throughout the UK and over 100 police stations where individuals are required to report. These are serviced by c.210 Full Time-Equivalent (FTE). When attending a reporting event, an individual may be interviewed to gather information that allows Immigration Enforcement to apply for a travel document and make a decision on an outstanding application or promote a voluntary return. When an individual becomes removable, they may be detained at a Reporting Centre or a Police station when they next report. Significant changes have been made to bail conditions, and to reporting requirements, considering the evolution of the current pandemic. We do not routinely publish the information that has been requested, however, requiring a child to report will be rare and the decision will be made on a case by case basis by the reporting and offender management teams, taking into account every child matters: statutory guidance and the best interests of the child. Home Office defines an age dispute case as one where an individual:
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The position is kept under on-going review, having regard to public health considerations as well as the public interest in the maintenance of immigration control.
Asked by: Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester, Gorton)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people subject to a reporting condition are in the care of local authorities in (a) Manchester Gorton, (b) Manchester, (c) Manchester Gorton and (d) in the North West as a (i) looked-after child and (ii) care leaver on 26 October 2021.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
Bail conditions are imposed where an individual without valid leave to remain in the UK comes into contact with Immigration Enforcement (IE) and are not imminently removable. For example, where a legal barrier or lack of travel document prevents their return. The individual would be placed on reporting. This is a form of contact management, whereby individuals are required to attend a Reporting Centre (managed by IE) or a police station on a regular basis. UKVI, Asylum, Criminal Casework, Removal Casework and ICE all feed cases into the reporting population. The frequency at which an offender reports is based on their removability, the risk they pose to the public and their vulnerability. There are 14 Reporting Centres throughout the UK and over 100 police stations where individuals are required to report. These are serviced by c.210 Full Time-Equivalent (FTE). When attending a reporting event, an individual may be interviewed to gather information that allows Immigration Enforcement to apply for a travel document and make a decision on an outstanding application or promote a voluntary return. When an individual becomes removable, they may be detained at a Reporting Centre or a Police station when they next report. Significant changes have been made to bail conditions, and to reporting requirements, considering the evolution of the current pandemic. We do not routinely publish the information that has been requested, however, requiring a child to report will be rare and the decision will be made on a case by case basis by the reporting and offender management teams, taking into account every child matters: statutory guidance and the best interests of the child. Home Office defines an age dispute case as one where an individual:
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The position is kept under on-going review, having regard to public health considerations as well as the public interest in the maintenance of immigration control.
Asked by: Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester, Gorton)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people under the age of 18, including those whose age is disputed and assert that their age is under 18, are on immigration bail and subject to a reporting condition in (a) Manchester Gorton, (b) Manchester, (c) Greater Manchester and (d) the North West of England as at 26 October 2021.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
Bail conditions are imposed where an individual without valid leave to remain in the UK comes into contact with Immigration Enforcement (IE) and are not imminently removable. For example, where a legal barrier or lack of travel document prevents their return. The individual would be placed on reporting. This is a form of contact management, whereby individuals are required to attend a Reporting Centre (managed by IE) or a police station on a regular basis. UKVI, Asylum, Criminal Casework, Removal Casework and ICE all feed cases into the reporting population. The frequency at which an offender reports is based on their removability, the risk they pose to the public and their vulnerability. There are 14 Reporting Centres throughout the UK and over 100 police stations where individuals are required to report. These are serviced by c.210 Full Time-Equivalent (FTE). When attending a reporting event, an individual may be interviewed to gather information that allows Immigration Enforcement to apply for a travel document and make a decision on an outstanding application or promote a voluntary return. When an individual becomes removable, they may be detained at a Reporting Centre or a Police station when they next report. Significant changes have been made to bail conditions, and to reporting requirements, considering the evolution of the current pandemic. We do not routinely publish the information that has been requested, however, requiring a child to report will be rare and the decision will be made on a case by case basis by the reporting and offender management teams, taking into account every child matters: statutory guidance and the best interests of the child. Home Office defines an age dispute case as one where an individual:
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The position is kept under on-going review, having regard to public health considerations as well as the public interest in the maintenance of immigration control.
Asked by: Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester, Gorton)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people on immigration bail are under the age of 18, including those whose age is disputed and assert that their age is under 18, who are living in (a) Manchester Gorton, (b) Manchester, (c) Greater Manchester and (d) the North West of England as at 26 October 2021.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
Bail conditions are imposed where an individual without valid leave to remain in the UK comes into contact with Immigration Enforcement (IE) and are not imminently removable. For example, where a legal barrier or lack of travel document prevents their return. The individual would be placed on reporting. This is a form of contact management, whereby individuals are required to attend a Reporting Centre (managed by IE) or a police station on a regular basis. UKVI, Asylum, Criminal Casework, Removal Casework and ICE all feed cases into the reporting population. The frequency at which an offender reports is based on their removability, the risk they pose to the public and their vulnerability. There are 14 Reporting Centres throughout the UK and over 100 police stations where individuals are required to report. These are serviced by c.210 Full Time-Equivalent (FTE). When attending a reporting event, an individual may be interviewed to gather information that allows Immigration Enforcement to apply for a travel document and make a decision on an outstanding application or promote a voluntary return. When an individual becomes removable, they may be detained at a Reporting Centre or a Police station when they next report. Significant changes have been made to bail conditions, and to reporting requirements, considering the evolution of the current pandemic. We do not routinely publish the information that has been requested, however, requiring a child to report will be rare and the decision will be made on a case by case basis by the reporting and offender management teams, taking into account every child matters: statutory guidance and the best interests of the child. Home Office defines an age dispute case as one where an individual:
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The position is kept under on-going review, having regard to public health considerations as well as the public interest in the maintenance of immigration control.
Asked by: Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester, Gorton)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people on immigration bail are currently subject to a reporting condition in (a) Manchester Gorton, (b) Manchester, (c) Greater Manchester and (d) in the North West of England.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
Bail conditions are imposed where an individual without valid leave to remain in the UK comes into contact with Immigration Enforcement (IE) and are not imminently removable. For example, where a legal barrier or lack of travel document prevents their return. The individual would be placed on reporting. This is a form of contact management, whereby individuals are required to attend a Reporting Centre (managed by IE) or a police station on a regular basis. UKVI, Asylum, Criminal Casework, Removal Casework and ICE all feed cases into the reporting population. The frequency at which an offender reports is based on their removability, the risk they pose to the public and their vulnerability. There are 14 Reporting Centres throughout the UK and over 100 police stations where individuals are required to report. These are serviced by c.210 Full Time-Equivalent (FTE). When attending a reporting event, an individual may be interviewed to gather information that allows Immigration Enforcement to apply for a travel document and make a decision on an outstanding application or promote a voluntary return. When an individual becomes removable, they may be detained at a Reporting Centre or a Police station when they next report. Significant changes have been made to bail conditions, and to reporting requirements, considering the evolution of the current pandemic. We do not routinely publish the information that has been requested, however, requiring a child to report will be rare and the decision will be made on a case by case basis by the reporting and offender management teams, taking into account every child matters: statutory guidance and the best interests of the child. Home Office defines an age dispute case as one where an individual:
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The position is kept under on-going review, having regard to public health considerations as well as the public interest in the maintenance of immigration control.
Asked by: Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester, Gorton)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are on immigration bail in (a) Manchester, Gorton constituency, (b) Manchester, (c) Greater Manchester and (d) the North West of England.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
Bail conditions are imposed where an individual without valid leave to remain in the UK comes into contact with Immigration Enforcement (IE) and are not imminently removable. For example, where a legal barrier or lack of travel document prevents their return. The individual would be placed on reporting. This is a form of contact management, whereby individuals are required to attend a Reporting Centre (managed by IE) or a police station on a regular basis. UKVI, Asylum, Criminal Casework, Removal Casework and ICE all feed cases into the reporting population. The frequency at which an offender reports is based on their removability, the risk they pose to the public and their vulnerability. There are 14 Reporting Centres throughout the UK and over 100 police stations where individuals are required to report. These are serviced by c.210 Full Time-Equivalent (FTE). When attending a reporting event, an individual may be interviewed to gather information that allows Immigration Enforcement to apply for a travel document and make a decision on an outstanding application or promote a voluntary return. When an individual becomes removable, they may be detained at a Reporting Centre or a Police station when they next report. Significant changes have been made to bail conditions, and to reporting requirements, considering the evolution of the current pandemic. We do not routinely publish the information that has been requested, however, requiring a child to report will be rare and the decision will be made on a case by case basis by the reporting and offender management teams, taking into account every child matters: statutory guidance and the best interests of the child. Home Office defines an age dispute case as one where an individual:
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The position is kept under on-going review, having regard to public health considerations as well as the public interest in the maintenance of immigration control.
Asked by: Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool, Riverside)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide a breakdown of the reasons for imposing bail immigration reporting conditions for people reporting to the Capital Building in Liverpool in each of the last three years.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
Bail conditions are imposed where individual without valid leave to remain in the UK comes into contact with Immigration Enforcement and are not imminently removable, (for example, where a legal barrier or lack of travel document prevents their return) they are placed on reporting.
This is a form of contact management, whereby individuals are required to attend a Reporting Centre (managed by IE) or a police station on a regular basis (rural areas). UKVI, Asylum, Criminal Casework, Removal Casework and ICE all feed cases into the reporting population.
The frequency at which an offender reports is based on their removability, risk they pose to the public and vulnerability.
There are 14 Reporting Centres throughout the UK and over 100 police stations where individuals are required to report. These are serviced by c210 FTE.
When attending a reporting event, an individual may be interviewed to gather information that allows Immigration Enforcement to apply for a travel document, make a decision on an outstanding application or promote a voluntary return.
When an individual becomes removable they may be detained at a Reporting Centre or a Police station when they next report.
Significant changes have been made to bail conditions, and in particular to reporting requirements, in light of the evolution of the current pandemic. We do not routinely publish the information you have requested, however, based on recent data only a very small percentage of the reporting population are currently required to report in-person as a condition of bail at this time.
Initially, there was a temporary suspension on in-person reporting for those who would otherwise be required to report, which was applied from 17 March 2020. Following the introduction of large-scale testing and a reduction in the rates of transmission, and in light of the scientific advice as to the measures that could be implemented to enhance public safety, reporting centres then re-opened, initially through two pilot schemes commencing on 20 July 2020, and then through other centres. COVID-19 risk assessments and safe systems of working were introduced, together with other safety measures, including, where appropriate, an adjustment of the time slots for reporting.
Following the introduction of further national restrictions in November 2020 and January 2021, the Home Office’s approach was reviewed and revised again, as reflected in the latest COVID-19 interim guidance, “Reporting and offender management – interim guidance” (Version 3.0).
Currently only individuals within four priority cohorts are expected to report in-person at reporting centres, or in some locations Police stations, these groups are categorised as:
The position is kept under on-going review, having regard to public health considerations as well as the public interest in the maintenance of immigration control.
Asked by: Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool, Riverside)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were detained when attending appointments at The Capital Building, Liverpool in (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) to date in 2021.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
Bail conditions are imposed where individual without valid leave to remain in the UK comes into contact with Immigration Enforcement and are not imminently removable, (for example, where a legal barrier or lack of travel document prevents their return) they are placed on reporting.
This is a form of contact management, whereby individuals are required to attend a Reporting Centre (managed by IE) or a police station on a regular basis (rural areas). UKVI, Asylum, Criminal Casework, Removal Casework and ICE all feed cases into the reporting population.
The frequency at which an offender reports is based on their removability, risk they pose to the public and vulnerability.
There are 14 Reporting Centres throughout the UK and over 100 police stations where individuals are required to report. These are serviced by c210 FTE.
When attending a reporting event, an individual may be interviewed to gather information that allows Immigration Enforcement to apply for a travel document, make a decision on an outstanding application or promote a voluntary return.
When an individual becomes removable they may be detained at a Reporting Centre or a Police station when they next report.
Significant changes have been made to bail conditions, and in particular to reporting requirements, in light of the evolution of the current pandemic. We do not routinely publish the information you have requested, however, based on recent data only a very small percentage of the reporting population are currently required to report in-person as a condition of bail at this time.
Initially, there was a temporary suspension on in-person reporting for those who would otherwise be required to report, which was applied from 17 March 2020. Following the introduction of large-scale testing and a reduction in the rates of transmission, and in light of the scientific advice as to the measures that could be implemented to enhance public safety, reporting centres then re-opened, initially through two pilot schemes commencing on 20 July 2020, and then through other centres. COVID-19 risk assessments and safe systems of working were introduced, together with other safety measures, including, where appropriate, an adjustment of the time slots for reporting.
Following the introduction of further national restrictions in November 2020 and January 2021, the Home Office’s approach was reviewed and revised again, as reflected in the latest COVID-19 interim guidance, “Reporting and offender management – interim guidance” (Version 3.0).
Currently only individuals within four priority cohorts are expected to report in-person at reporting centres, or in some locations Police stations, these groups are categorised as:
The position is kept under on-going review, having regard to public health considerations as well as the public interest in the maintenance of immigration control.
Asked by: Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool, Riverside)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in Merseyside were subject to immigration bail reporting conditions in (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) to date in 2021.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
Bail conditions are imposed where individual without valid leave to remain in the UK comes into contact with Immigration Enforcement and are not imminently removable, (for example, where a legal barrier or lack of travel document prevents their return) they are placed on reporting.
This is a form of contact management, whereby individuals are required to attend a Reporting Centre (managed by IE) or a police station on a regular basis (rural areas). UKVI, Asylum, Criminal Casework, Removal Casework and ICE all feed cases into the reporting population.
The frequency at which an offender reports is based on their removability, risk they pose to the public and vulnerability.
There are 14 Reporting Centres throughout the UK and over 100 police stations where individuals are required to report. These are serviced by c210 FTE.
When attending a reporting event, an individual may be interviewed to gather information that allows Immigration Enforcement to apply for a travel document, make a decision on an outstanding application or promote a voluntary return.
When an individual becomes removable they may be detained at a Reporting Centre or a Police station when they next report.
Significant changes have been made to bail conditions, and in particular to reporting requirements, in light of the evolution of the current pandemic. We do not routinely publish the information you have requested, however, based on recent data only a very small percentage of the reporting population are currently required to report in-person as a condition of bail at this time.
Initially, there was a temporary suspension on in-person reporting for those who would otherwise be required to report, which was applied from 17 March 2020. Following the introduction of large-scale testing and a reduction in the rates of transmission, and in light of the scientific advice as to the measures that could be implemented to enhance public safety, reporting centres then re-opened, initially through two pilot schemes commencing on 20 July 2020, and then through other centres. COVID-19 risk assessments and safe systems of working were introduced, together with other safety measures, including, where appropriate, an adjustment of the time slots for reporting.
Following the introduction of further national restrictions in November 2020 and January 2021, the Home Office’s approach was reviewed and revised again, as reflected in the latest COVID-19 interim guidance, “Reporting and offender management – interim guidance” (Version 3.0).
Currently only individuals within four priority cohorts are expected to report in-person at reporting centres, or in some locations Police stations, these groups are categorised as:
The position is kept under on-going review, having regard to public health considerations as well as the public interest in the maintenance of immigration control.