On 6th November BID provided oral evidence to the APPG on Refugees and APPG on Migration parliamentary inquiry into the use of immigration detention in the UK. BID's Dr Adeline Trude gave evidence to the panel on current difficulties faced by detainees in IRCs and prisons in getting access to immigration legal advice throughut their time in detention, the harsh conditions and barriers to communication with courts and lawyers experienced by the hundreds of detainees who are held in the prison estate outside statutory guidance and safeguards, and the delays of weeks or months in provison by the Home Office of Section 4(1)(c) bail addresses which stop detainees seeking release on bail.
BID sat on a panel with The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, Bhatt Murphy Solicitors, and the Immigration Law Practitioners' Association.
BID's written evidence to the inquiry can be downloaded below.
The website for the inquiry can be found here.
