United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 156438
Asylum: Detainees
Introduced
21 June 2018
Last action
27 June 2018 · Answer
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Answered
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Asylum
Source updated
27 June 2018
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are in indefinite detention as a result of their (a) asylum status and (b) status as a refugee being in dispute.
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21 June 2018
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are in indefinite detention as a result of their (a) asylum status and (b) status as a refugee being in dispute.
Source: Commons
27 June 2018
Answer
Although there is no statutory time limit on detention under Immigration Act powers, the law does not allow indefinite detention. For detention to be lawful there must be a realistic prospect of removal in a reasonable timescale. Individuals are detained ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2018-06-21/156438
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/928714
- uk · wq-928714 · source updated 27 June 2018