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<p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested on individual detainees
from Scotland or from Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency in a reportable format.
The last known addresses of detainees are not included in the underlying datasets
used to produce the Home Office’s published detention figures and the information
requested could only be supplied at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The median length
of detention of people leaving the detention estate in Q1 2019 was between 8 and 14
days, and of people in the immigration detention estate as at 31 March 2019 between
15 and 28 days. Information on the length of detention of people leaving and in the
detention estate is available in tables dt_06_q and dt_11_q of the detention tables
in the latest releases of ‘Immigration Statistics, year ending March 2019’.</p><p>The
UK ended the routine detention of children in immigration removal centres in 2010
and enshrined this in law under the Immigration Act 2014. There remain limited circumstances
where, very exceptionally, unaccompanied children may be detained in the absence of
suitable alternatives.</p><p>The great majority of asylum claims are processed in
the non-detained system, with claimants living in the community. Only a small minority
of claimants are detained whilst their claim is considered. The current policy emphasises
fairness and flexibility. There are no fixed timescales for scheduling an asylum interview
and deciding an asylum claim in detention. Timescales are tailored to take account
of the circumstances of each case.</p><p>The High Court and Court of Appeal have confirmed
the lawfulness and fairness of the Detained Asylum Casework process. Asylum claims
in detention are considered in accordance with published detention guidance, incorporating
the policy on safeguarding adults at risk. <br>The average cost to detain an individual
in immigration detention is provided on a per day basis. The current daily cost per
detainee is £88.68, which cor-responds to an annual cost of £32,368 (£88.68 multiplied
by 365 days). Data can be found at the link below: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-enforcement-data-february-2019"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-enforcement-data-february-2019</a></p>
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