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Tag: Charter Flight Monitoring Team

Treatment of those being removed from the UK falling short of fair and humane, finds independent monitors

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The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) Charter Flight Monitoring Team (CFMT) note in their 2023 annual report, published today (25 July 2024), that the treatment of people being removed from the UK under immigration powers on chartered flights fell short of being fair and humane in all respects. In a few cases this added to returnees’ distress.

Charter Flight Monitoring Team (CFMT) 2023 annual report

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Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Boards' Charter Flight Monitoring Team for reporting year 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023.

Independent watchdog reports fair and humane treatment not consistently achieved on enforced removal flights

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The treatment of some, including the men on the aborted operation to Rwanda in June 2022, fell short of fair and humane, and added to their distress. The IMB Charter Flight Monitoring Team (CFMT) noted the following in their 2022 annual report.

Charter Flight 2022 annual report

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Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Boards' Charter Flight Monitoring Team for reporting year 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022.

Charter Flight Monitoring Team (CFMT) 2021 annual report

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Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Boards’ Charter Flight Monitoring Team for reporting year 1 January 2021 – 31 December 2021.

Charter Flight 2019-20 annual report

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Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Boards' Charter Flight Monitoring Team for reporting year 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020.