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Mar 5, 2019 · The purpose of rule 35 of the Detention Centre Rules 2001, as set out in Detention - general guidance (chapter 55), is ‘to ensure that particularly vulnerable detainees are brought to the...
UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff working in immigration removal centres and residential short-term holding facilities who are responsible for authorising, managing and reviewing...
Dec 13, 2022 · Evidence that an individual is a victim of torture may emerge from a Rule 35 (in relation to individuals in IRCs) or Rule 32 report (in relation to individuals RSTHFs) or a medico-legal report...
Indicators of whether an individual may be particularly vulnerable to harm, and therefore at risk in detention, include the conditions or experiences (referred to as ‘risk factors’) set out below....
“The purpose of Rule 35 is to ensure that particularly vulnerable detainees are brought to the attention of those with direct responsibility for authorising, maintaining and reviewing detention. The information contained in the report needs to be considered in deciding whether continued detention is appropriate in each case.”
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The purpose of Rule 35, as set out in the Enforcement Instructions and Guidance, is “to ensure that particularly vulnerable detainees are brought to the attention of those with direct responsibility for authorising, maintaining and reviewing detention.
There are a number of critical provisions that seek, collectively, to provide safeguards for those individuals who may be vulnerable to suffering harm in detention. These include Rule 34 and Rule 35 of the Detention Centre Rules 2001, and the statutory guidance Adults at Risk in Immigration Detention (Adults at Risk policy).