The latest detention figures are out today and can be explored here👇.
Headline points are:
In the year to June 2021, 17,088 people entered immigration detention in the UK, 11 per cent fewer than in the previous year.
gov.uk/government/sta…
Headline points are:
In the year to June 2021, 17,088 people entered immigration detention in the UK, 11 per cent fewer than in the previous year.
gov.uk/government/sta…
Numbers entering detention fell sharply throughout the pandemic, but the number of people entering detention in the second quarter of 2021 (April to June) was comparable to pre-pandemic levels - 5,878, compared to 5,792 in Q2 2019.
The return of business as usual?
The return of business as usual?
At the end of June 2021, there were 1,550 people in immigration detention - more than double the number at the end of June 2020 (698) when the impact of the pandemic on numbers was most pronounced, but 5% fewer than at the end of December 2019 (1,637).
A more detailed look at the data tables shows us that 208 people entered detention in #Dungavel in the year to end of June 2021, compared to 602 the previous year - a fall of 65%. This will not be the full number of people detained in Dungavel over the year, as some people
will have been transferred from other centres, espcially Larne STHF.
At the end of June 2021, 29 people were detained in #Dungavel, one fewer than at the same time last year. Pre-pandemic, at the end of December 2019, 42 people were detained there. Its capacity is 125.
At the end of June 2021, 29 people were detained in #Dungavel, one fewer than at the same time last year. Pre-pandemic, at the end of December 2019, 42 people were detained there. Its capacity is 125.
An increasing proportion of people who were detained spent short periods in detention - 69% of those who left detention in year ending June 2021 were detained for seven days or less, up from 40% in the previous year.
It must be borne in mind that this is partly because many highly traumatised people, arriving on small boats from the channel are detained immediately, and subsequently released to pursue their asylum (or other) application.
Our colleagues at @DetentionAction and @GatDetainees who work in the London detention centres have worked extremely hard to support people in these circumstances and ensure they have appropriate legal representation.
However, some people are still detained for a very long time. At the end of June 2021, 163 people had been detained for 6 months or more and 42 people had been detained for a year or more.
One person had been detained for over three years.
#EndIndefiniteDetention
One person had been detained for over three years.
#EndIndefiniteDetention
A total of 16,209 people left detention in the year to the end of June 2021, 19% fewer than in the previous year. 23% of those leaving detention were removed from the country, compared to 37% in pre-pandemic 2019
The top 5 nationalities in detention at the end of June 2021 were: Albanian, Vietnamese, Iranian, Eritrean and Romanian, between them accounting for 46% of people in detention.
There were also 18 people from Afghanistan in detention.
There were also 18 people from Afghanistan in detention.
We know from @venetiamenzies's Times article yesterday that there are still Afghans in detention.
It is shameful that this remains the case when the Home Office has confirmed that removals are impossible.
thetimes.co.uk/article/refuse…
It is shameful that this remains the case when the Home Office has confirmed that removals are impossible.
thetimes.co.uk/article/refuse…
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