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Guidance: Management and security of night state

Home Office

November 12
10:37 2024

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The detention services order (04/2018) provides instructions for staff on the period during which detainees are limited to a residential area or their individual rooms overnight, within detention centres.

This guidance should be used by all staff in:

  • Home Office immigration removal centres
  • Gatwick pre-departure accommodation
  • residential short-term holding facilities

Updates to this page

Published 12 December 2018
Last updated 12 November 2024 +show all updates
  1. Updated the guidance to reflect the rollout of Home Office teams and clarification of individual responsibilities; added self-auditing requirements; and added the IRC definition of the night state to ensure clarity.

  2. First published.

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