Written questions

Asylum: Detainees

Commons · Question 15903 · Tabled 25 Nov 2024 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 29 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Simon Opher

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish the criteria for determining which individuals seeking asylum will be subject to detention.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 29 Nov 2024

The Home Office has published guidance for determining who can be detained under immigration powers including those who are seeking asylum.‘Detained Asylum Casework’ sets out for the criteria for our caseworkers to determine under which circumstances asyl...