14 August 2023
Updates to 'Immigration bail' guidance including immigration bail conditions: electronic monitoring; non-compliance with immigration bail: administrative penalties: recovery of payment under financial condition. In addition, a new section has been added to provide guidance where interim relief has been granted in the form of immigration bail.
23 June 2023
Guidance on 'Immigration bail conditions: Electronic monitoring (EM) expansion pilot' updated.
26 May 2023
'Identity management (enforcement)': updated to show the correct minimum age at which child can have their fingerprints taken. Accessible version added.
15 May 2023
Added equality impact assessment on residential holding rooms.
21 April 2023
Updated guidance on 'Adults at risk in immigration detention' added.
21 April 2023
Added equality impact assessment: reporting and offender management.
14 April 2023
Short term holding facility rules document updated.
6 April 2023
Updated 'Identity management: enforcement'. The minimum age a child can be fingerprinted is 5, not 6.
28 February 2023
Added the equality impact assessment for GPS non-fitted devices.
1 February 2023
Added accessible version of 'immigration bail' document.
30 January 2023
Amendments to reflect the implementation of the modern slavery measures in the
Nationality and Borders Act 2022.
27 January 2023
Immigration bail document updated with changes to sections: 'Immigration bail conditions: reporting', 'Immigration bail conditions: electronic monitoring (EM)'. In addition, a new section has been added to provide guidance where interim relief has been granted in the form of immigration bail.
26 January 2023
Added Equality impact assessment: referring external medical reports for a second opinion – interim operational guidance.
19 January 2023
Updated the guidance on reporting and offender management.
19 January 2023
New guidance document, 'detention on reporting', published.
6 December 2022
Accessible version of immigration bail guidance added.
25 November 2022
Updated guidance on immigration bail published. Changes are detailed on page 7 of the document.
1 November 2022
Updates to Adults at risk in immigration detention to include information about the management of individuals who suffer from a serious health condition/mental health condition which requires specialised treatment or medication. Also amendments were made to the requirement for those relying upon external medical reports to confirm where an interpreter has been used.
23 September 2022
Updated guidance document: 'Interim guidance: requesting a second opinion for an external medical report/medico-legal report'
1 September 2022
Updated guidance on immigration bail.
23 August 2022
Added equality impact assessment - GPS electronic monitoring expansion pilot.
18 August 2022
Added two documents: Equality impact assessment: partial commencement of the electronic monitoring duty and Equality impact assessment: transition from radio frequency to GPS electronic monitoring devices
1 July 2022
Updated the 'Reporting and offender management' guide with new links.
28 June 2022
Updated guidance on immigration bail with adjustments to the Representations section of immigration bail conditions: electronic monitoring (EM) duty; and the section on Exercising the power to grant immigration bail, due to the commencement of Clause 48 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.
20 June 2022
Added 'Interim guidance: requesting a second opinion for external medical report/medico-legal report' document.
15 June 2022
Added 'Immigration bail conditions: electronic monitoring (EM) expansion pilot' document.
16 May 2022
The following documents have been removed as they are out of date: 'Reporting and offender management: interim' and 'Reporting and offender management: telephone reporting pilot'.
9 May 2022
Updated the 'Reporting and offender management' document.
31 January 2022
Updated immigration bail guidance.
8 December 2021
Added equality impact assessments covering 'Standards for consideration of external medical reports' and 'Adults at risk - detention of potential and confirmed victims of modern slavery'.
8 November 2021
The following documents have been updated to reflect the creation of the Immigration Enforcement Competent Authority (IECA): "Adults at risk: detention of potential or confirmed victims of modern slavery" and "Adults at risk in immigration detention".
8 October 2021
Updated Immigration bail guidance.
2 September 2021
Immigration bail guidance updated, with adjustments to the following sections: Immigration bail conditions: general, Immigration bail conditions: electronic monitoring (EM) duty, Immigration bail conditions: other, Issuing bail paperwork, First tier Tribunal grants immigration bail and Immigration bail notices.
19 July 2021
Added 'Reporting and offender management: telephone reporting pilot'. This interim guidance is for Immigration Enforcement staff and sets out the reporting and offender management (ROM) policy on telephone reporting conditions as part of a pilot to explore the benefits and impacts associated with this new type of bail condition.
9 July 2021
Interim immigration bail guidance updated, with adjustments to provision of accommodation section.
9 July 2021
Immigration bail guidance updated, with adjustments to provision of accommodation section.
9 June 2021
New detention: general instructions guidance which replaces the detention and temporary release guidance.
25 May 2021
Added 'Adults at risk: detention of potential or confirmed victims of modern slavery'. Updated 'Adults at risk in immigration detention' guidance. Updates to the way in which detention decisions are made for potential and confirmed victims of modern slavery contained within the guidance. Additional governing standards for consideration of external medical reports contained within the guidance.
19 May 2021
Reporting and offender management: interim guidance updated. Added those persons who are not immediately removable but have failed to comply with telephone contact and are ‘out of contact’ to the criteria list for prioritised face-to-face reporting.
29 March 2021
'Re-entry bans' guidance updated to amend contact details.
19 March 2021
'Re-entry bans' guidance updated. It has been revised to reflect amendments to the General Grounds for Refusal and Part 9 of the Immigration Rules.
3 March 2021
Added detention and case progression review guidance
25 January 2021
Updated reporting and offender management – interim guidance.
15 January 2021
Updated immigration bail conditions (electronic monitoring and other).
3 December 2020
Added reporting and offender management interim guidance.
16 November 2020
Updated immigration bail guidance.
2 November 2020
Added immigration bail: interim guidance.
28 February 2020
Replaced the Immigration Bail document.
26 July 2019
Updated guidance on sanctions: vehicle and licensing.
29 May 2019
Guidance on detention and temporary release updated.
5 April 2019
Updated Immigration bail guidance.
19 March 2019
Replaced 'Reporting and offender management' with a new version.
8 March 2019
Adults at risk in immigration detention version 5.0 added.
26 February 2019
Updated Adults at risk in immigration detention guidance
10 August 2018
Immigration bail document updated to include adjustments to ‘reporting to police stations’ and ‘study condition: quick guide on usage'.
2 July 2018
New guidance on short-term holding facility rules 2018 added and updates to adults at risk in immigration detention and detention and temporary release guidance.
9 May 2018
Guidance document 'immigration bail' updated.
20 February 2018
Updated detention and temporary release guidance.
22 January 2018
Updated reporting and offender management guidance.
18 January 2018
Updated document: "Sanctions: refer case to Interventions and Sanctions Directorate (ISD)"
15 January 2018
New immigration bail guidance.
10 November 2017
'Detention and temporary release' updated.
6 November 2017
Updated detention and temporary release guidance.
26 October 2017
Detention and temporary release updated.
19 October 2017
Guidance on 'Bail', 'Detention and temporary release' and 'Detention of pregnant women' added.
12 June 2017
Added 'Sanctions: refer case to Interventions and Sanctions Directorate (ISD)'.
20 April 2017
Added reporting and offender management guidance.
6 April 2017
Updated guidance on 're-entry bans'.
3 March 2017
Guidance added on 'Chapter 22a: contact management'.
15 February 2017
Re-entry bans added.
6 January 2017
'Sanctions: vehicles and licensing' updated.
15 December 2016
Updated guidance on 'Non-compliance and absconder process'.
6 December 2016
Updated adults at risk in immigration detention guidance.
24 November 2016
Updated non-compliance and absconder process guidance.
10 November 2016
Guidance added on 'non-compliance and absconder process'.
12 September 2016
Guidance added on 'Adults at risk in immigration detention'.
21 July 2016
Guidance on 'Identity management: enforcement' added.
27 April 2016
First published.