Resources
Briefing Papers
From time to time BID's Research & Policy office prepares briefing papers on key issues in detention and immigration bail, such as long term detention or detained children. These short papers are written with decision makers in government in mind, and offer important facts, context to the issue and recommendations for future action.
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2012 Collection of letters from children whose parents are in detention
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2011 Refugee Children's Consortium party conference briefing - current situation around immigration detention of children & new family returns process
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2010 BID briefing on families separated by detention
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2010 Outcry! briefing outlining concern about proposed methods for forcibly removing families
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2010 BID briefing on long term detention
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2009 BID and The Children's Society party conference briefing on children and immigration detention
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2009 BID briefing paper on the Detained Fast Track
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2009 BID briefing paper on access to immigration bail
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2009 BID briefing paper on immigration detention in London
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2007 BID briefing on Tribunal proposals for video conference bail hearings
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2005 BID briefing on self-inflicted deaths of immigration detainees