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<p>The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) operates free legal advice surgeries in immigration
removal centres (IRCs) in England under the Detained Duty Advice Scheme (DDAS). Individuals
who are detained are entitled to receive up to 30 minutes of advice regardless of
financial eligibility or the merits of their case. There is no restriction on the
number of surgeries an individual may attend. If an individual who is detained requires
substantive advice on a matter which is in scope of legal aid, full legal advice can
be provided if the statutory legal aid means and merits criteria are met.</p><p>Individuals
detained in IRCs can also access privately commissioned legal advice, including legally
aided advice provided through means other than the DDAS.</p><p>The Home Office contract
for the provision of escorting services for detained individuals is provided by Mitie
Care and Custody Ltd from 1st May 2018. Details of this contract can be found upon
the Contracts Finder website. <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F8e94f338-6049-48f7-8b82-9dea24af8857%3Fp%3D1&data=05%7C01%7CFrances.Hardy%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C8744380b6fcf4aa0f19b08dad7849bf0%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638059261789904333%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=5C2%2BoXIE4GqzNvCbFUZqsapzkbutsJifFJCX9h2oJDU%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e94f338-6049-48f7-8b82-9dea24af8857?p=1</a></p><p>The
escorting service contract is split into service lines for invoicing purposes, and
the costs for escorting around the UK, including to and from Derwentside, are included
within the In-Country Escort service. The department does not hold the costs for movements
to and from Derwentside separately. The Home Office publishes payments in excess of
£25K on its website at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fhome-office-spending&data=05%7C01%7CFrances.Hardy%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C8744380b6fcf4aa0f19b08dad7849bf0%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638059261789904333%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ORXtxGzbD4XI432i0yMYBENUHpm6z8KTbwT0luDfUqw%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/home-office-spending</a></p>
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