Tag: South and East STHF
Promised Home Office disability access review still not completed
Despite ministerial assurances over the last two years to the contrary, the Home Office has yet again failed to complete a disability access review for any of the locations that the South and East short-term holding facilities’ (STHFs) Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) monitors. In addition to this, the high volume of people being detained has put pressure on the already overstretched and inadequate facilities at Luton and Stansted airports.
South and East 2023-24 Short Term Holding Facilities (STHF) annual report
Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Board at South and East STHF for reporting year 1 February 2023 – 31 January 2024.
Detained Individuals regularly held for long periods in inadequate conditions
In their annual report for 2022-23, the independent monitoring board (IMB) for the South and East short term holding facilities (STHFs), report that detained people are increasingly being held for prolonged periods of time in facilities designed only for short term use with no access to fresh air, exercise, and showering facilities.
South and East 2022-23 Short Term Holding Facilities (STHF) annual report
Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Board at South and East STHF for reporting year 1 February 2022 – 31 January 2023.