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Immigration detention inquiry

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Government Response

2nd Special Report - Immigration detention: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixteenth Report of Session 2017–19: Second Special Report of Session 2019–20

The report proposes major reforms to immigration detention decision-making, including better access to legal advice, more protection for the vulnerable and improved detention conditions.

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Reports, special reports and government responses

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16th Report - Immigration detention
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Response to this report
2nd Special Report - Immigration detention: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixteenth Report of Session 2017–19: Second Special Report of Session 2019–20
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2nd Special Report - Immigration detention: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixteenth Report of Session 2017–19: Second Special Report of Session 2019–20
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Correspondence

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Government response the Committee's report on Immigration detention
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Letter from the Immigration Minister to Chair regarding the Immigration Detention report, dated 12 April 2019
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Letter from the Minister of State for Immigration to the Chair, regarding Automatic bail hearing after 2 months in detention
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Oral evidence transcripts

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28 November 2018
Inquiry Immigration detention inquiry
Witnesses Jenny, former immigration detainee; Arrey and Michael, former immigration detainees
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Oral Evidence
5 December 2018
Inquiry Immigration detention inquiry
Witnesses Rt Hon Caroline Nokes MP, Minister of State for Immigration, and Tyson Hepple, Director General, Immigration Enforcement, Home Office.
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21 November 2018
Inquiry Immigration detention inquiry
Witnesses Amanda Weston QC, Barrister, Stephanie Harrison QC, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers, Toufique Hossain, Solicitor, Duncan Lewis and Co, and Laura Dubinsky, Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers.
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First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) (IMD0059)
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Bail for Immigration Detainees (IMD0060)
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Bhatt Murphy Solicitors and Garden Court Chambers (IMD0061)
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