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- Overall, Rule 35 was assessed as ineffective, with requests for assessments having to be prompted by external organisations. The standard Rule 35 forms were often incomplete, lacking in clinical information and failed to address the effect of continuing detention.
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Jan 12, 2023 · On the basis of this inspection, the Rule 35 process needs to be called out for what it is – ineffective. My inspectors visited three IRCs and also spoke to Home Office operational and policy...
70.5 In January 2023, following a third annual inspection, conducted between June and September 2022, the ICIBI stated: “the Rule 35 process needs to be called out for what it is – ineffective”. 18 It noted a focus on torture:
Overall, Rule 35 was assessed as ineffective, with requests for assessments having to be prompted by external organisations. The standard Rule 35 forms were often incomplete, lacking in clinical information and failed to address the effect of continuing detention.
Rule 35 requires a report to be written by the GP working inside Immigration Removal Centres in three circumstances: (1) if a detained person’s health is likely to be injuriously affected by continued detention or any conditions of detention (2) if a detained person is suspected of having suicidal intentions
The failure to complete Rule 35 reports in appropriate circumstances resulted in the deterioration in the mental health of detained people, increased their risk of self-harm and suicide, and therefore left them more vulnerable to harm. Deterioration was not detected or monitored adequately.
Jan 12, 2023 · “On the basis of this inspection, the Rule 35 process needs to be called out for what it is – ineffective.” The Home Office said it is “disappointed with the ICIBI’s claims” and that it takes the...
Dec 11, 2023 · The clinical safeguards in detention – Rules 34 and 35 of the Detention Centre Rules 2001 – are not functioning effectively to identify, protect and route out those at risk of harm, suicide and/or self-harm and those who have a history of torture.
