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UIN 34524

Asylum: Detainees

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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19 April 2016

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25 April 2016 · Answer

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Asylum

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25 April 2016

Asylum

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to (a) end the indefinite detention of asylum-seekers in the UK and (b) introduce a limit on such detention in line with other European countries.

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  1. 19 April 2016

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to (a) end the indefinite detention of asylum-seekers in the UK and (b) introduce a limit on such detention in line with other European countries.

    Source: Commons

  2. 25 April 2016

    Answer

    We do not detain asylum seekers indefinitely using immigration powers. The decision on whether detention is necessary is made on a case by case basis taking account of all the circumstances of the individual case. Detention must comply with the European C...

    Source: Written answer

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