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Detention services order 03/2015 about handling complaints in immigration centres.
Immigration detention policy on adults who may be at risk of harm in detention.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Guidance on what to do if your application for an account is declined or if your account is closing because you are in the UK illegally.
Detention services operating standards manual for immigration service removal centres.
Detention services order 03/2017 about care and management of detained individuals who refuse to eat or drink.
Immigration staff guidance on administrative and criminal powers for officers dealing with immigration enforcement matters within the UK.
Detention services order 04/2012 about visiting procedures for detainees.
Detention services order 2/2017 about removal from association and temporary confinement.
Detention services order 06/2018 about standards of accommodation at detention centres.
Detention services order 12/2012 about identifying and assessing the risk of a detainee seriously assaulting another.
Immigration staff guidance on inviting applicants to volunteer evidence to demonstrate a biological relationship.
Detention services order 11/2012 about caring for and managing transsexual detainees.
Guide for employers on the civil penalties for employing illegal workers.
Detention services order 02/2018 on the processes within the immigration detention estate relating to Detainee Custody Officer certification.
A guide to the civil penalty scheme for employers who give a job to an illegal worker.
Detention services order 6/2015 about facilitating marriage or civil partnership of detained individuals outside immigration removal centres.
Detention services order 09/2012 about searching detainees, staff and visitors at removal centres.
Detention services order 07/2016 about the Home Office’s responsibility to complete a risk assessment before restraining a detainee under escort.
Home Office operating standards for the detention services escort process.
Detention services order 05/2015 about reporting and communicating incidents in detention centres.
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