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  • Home Secretary delivering on promises to tackle immigration

    Progress on immigration as numbers on key visa routes fall 24%, detentions start after passing of Rwanda law, and a major crackdown begins on illegal working.

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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • New pilot schemes to support migrants at risk of detention

    Vulnerable women will be first to benefit from the pilot, which is part of the government’s response to Stephen Shaw’s latest review of immigration detention.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Government to open new immigration removal centre

    The new immigration removal centre will replace Yarl’s Wood as the only dedicated immigration removal centre for women.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • 8 out of 10 last-minute attempts by immigration offenders to avoid removal are rejected, study finds

    Figures raise concerns that last-minute claims are being used to delay and time out removal from the UK.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Immigration detention reform

    The Immigration Minister has given an update on the improvements and continuing reforms being made to immigration detention

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Home Secretary statement on immigration detention and Shaw report

    The Home Secretary has given a statement to Parliament about immigration detention and the government's response to Stephen Shaw's follow-up report published today.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Home Secretary announces independent review of welfare in detention

    The Home Secretary has announced an independent review of policies and procedures affecting the welfare of those held in immigration removal centres.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Response to child detention ruling

    High Court rules that Government's policy on child detention for immigration purposes is not unlawful, but was wrongly applied in two cases.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Ending the detention of children for immigration purposes

    The UK has a long tradition of welcoming people from across the globe and we can be especially proud of our record in granting refuge to…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Public meeting on child detention

    Home Office minister visits Glasgow to hear views on ending the detention of children.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government