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<p>The Illegal Migration Bill creates new detention powers which will allow the Home
Secretary to detain a person pending a decision as to whether they meet the four conditions
and the new duty to remove applies, and thereafter to detain pending their removal.</p><p>All
Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs) must operate in compliance with the Detention Centre
Rules 2001, this includes any additional sites that are opened as IRCs to increase
detention capacity.</p><p>The purpose of rule 35 of the Detention Centre Rules 2001
is to ensure that people in detention who are particularly vulnerable are brought
to the attention of those with direct responsibility for authorising, maintaining
and reviewing detention. This rule applies to all people who are detained under immigration
powers in IRCs, regardless of the immigration power they are detained under. Rule
35 is a reporting mechanism, and where a report is completed, it does not automatically
mean that the person should be released.</p><p>An individual’s placement in detention
is considered on a case-by-case basis with account to the most suitable IRC that can
meet their needs. Our <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/offender-management"
target="_blank">Detention: General Instructions</a> provides guidance on this process.</p><p>We
only detain persons for immigration purposes in places that are listed in the Immigration
(Places of Detention) Direction 2021.</p>
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