FOI 263-24 Detained in Custody
Enquiry Reference: 263- 24
I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request, firstly please accept my apology for the delay. Below is your request and our response.
How many people detained under UK immigration legislation powers have been held in your force's police cells from 01 January 2022 to 31 January 2024?
Please disaggregate by police station and by length of detention, using the following lengths of detention:
- Up to 24 hours
- 24-48
- 48-72
- 72-96
- 96 - 120
- 120 hours plus
The below table shows those people that were arrested where ‘Immigration’ type offences were listed in the arrest type, broken down by length of detention (using the custody created datetime and release datetime) and then by custody suite between 01/01/2022 – 31/01/2024
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Detention length |
Hartlepool |
Middlesbrough |
Grand Total |
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Up to 24 hours |
2 |
70 |
72 |
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24-48 |
1 |
32 |
33 |
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48-72 |
3 |
3 |
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72-96 |
2 |
2 |
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Grand Total |
3 |
107 |
110 |
Of those held:
- How many were released without restrictions?
The below table shows how many of these custody records show ‘NFA’ in the disposal type:
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Detention length |
Hartlepool |
Middlesbrough |
Grand Total |
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Up to 24 hours |
1 |
15 |
16 |
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24-48 |
2 |
2 |
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|
Grand Total |
1 |
17 |
18 |
- How many were released on immigration bail?
The below table shows those detainees that have a ‘immigration’ disposal, but to clarify, this is a combination of those that could have been bailed or transferred:
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Detention length |
Hartlepool |
Middlesbrough |
Grand Total |
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Up to 24 hours |
1 |
53 |
54 |
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24-48 |
1 |
28 |
29 |
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48-72 |
2 |
2 |
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72-96 |
2 |
2 |
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|
Grand Total |
2 |
85 |
87 |
- How many were transferred to another place of detention?
For the calendar year 2023
Our systems have been check and the recording of the actual destination is too inconsistent during 2022, as although the Immigration disposal is the primary disposal selected, it does not necessarily mean that the detainee was transferred to an immigration centre.
Therefore- No information held
For the calendar year 2023 the number of detainees transferred to a Detention Centre
76
Please note that all statistical data supplied in relation to Freedom of Information requests is a snapshot of data held at the time the request was received by the Freedom of Information office and is subject to constant change/updates.
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Yours sincerely
Information Rights Decision Maker