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Publication of ministerial responses
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The following ministerial responses to annual reports are now available to view: Ministerial responses to reports published 2022: Bure 2020-21 Full Sutton 2020-21 Garth 2020-21 Kirkham 2021 Long Lartin 2021
Hull 2021-22 annual report published
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The 2020-21 annual report for HMP Hull is now published.
Unsuitable conditions for those held for long stays at London Heathrow airport holding rooms
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In its annual report published today, the independent monitoring Board for London Heathrow and City Airports says that the Heathrow airport holding rooms are unsuitable for lengthy stays for adults and particularly for children.
Home Office failings undermine the fair and humane treatment of people in detention
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Publishing its annual report for 2021, the independent monitoring board for Heathrow immigration removal centre says that the Home Office struggled to provide sufficient support for those detained there, who often felt frustrated and powerless as a result.
People still confined in vehicles for hours
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In its 2021 annual report, published today, the IMB’s Charter Flight Monitoring Team (CFMT) focuses on the inhumanity of confining people in vehicles for very long periods as they are transferred from immigration removal centres to the planes that will remove them from the UK.
Gatwick IRC 2021 annual report published
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The Gatwick IRC 2021 annual report is now published.
IMB welcomes developments, but again raises concern about foreign national prisoners detained beyond their sentences
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Publishing its annual report for 2021, when HMP Huntercombe was under a restricted regime because of Covid-19, the IMB at HMP Huntercombe welcomes progress in relation to phones and resettlement work, but continues to express concern about the number of foreign national prisoners who remain at Huntercombe after completing their sentences.
Covid restrictions impact on prisoners’ safety at HMP Lowdham Grange
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In its annual report for 2021-22, released today, the independent monitoring board (IMB) at HMP Lowdham Grange raises concerns about an increase in self-harm and assaults, associated with the continued restrictions on prison regimes, though it also commends the prison for mitigating Covid risks.
High Down 2021 annual report published
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The 2021 annual report for HMP High Down is now published.
The Mount 2021-22 annual report published
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The 2021-22 annual report for HMP The Mount is now published.