United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 138399
Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre: Legal Profession
Introduced
2 February 2023
Last action
9 February 2023 · Answer
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Answered
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Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
9 February 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many legal visits took place under the Detained Duty Advice Scheme at Derwentside immigration removal centre between (a) 1 July 2022 and 30 September 2022, (b) 1 October 2022 and 31 December 2022
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2 February 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many legal visits took place under the Detained Duty Advice Scheme at Derwentside immigration removal centre between (a) 1 July 2022 and 30 September 2022, (b) 1 October 2022 and 31 December 2022
Source: Commons
9 February 2023
Answer
The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) operates free legal advice surgeries in immigration removal centres (IRCs) in England under the Detained Duty Advice Scheme (DDAS). Individuals who are detained are entitled to receive up to 30 minutes of advice regardless of fi...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-02-02/138399
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1583288
- uk · wq-1583288 · source updated 9 February 2023