Resources
BID consultation responses and submissions
Using evidence from casework with detainees and original research BID routinely submits evidence to parliamentary, judicial, and agency consultations. A selection are listed below. Click on each response to download.
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BID & DAS briefing to the House of Lords on the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Conditional cautions: removal etc of certain foreign offenders
1 March 2012
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BID briefing to the House of Lords on the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Unlawful Detention (Amendments 60 & 61)
11 January 2012
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BID briefing to the House of Lords on the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Immigration Judicial Reviews (Amendments 55-59)
11 January 2012
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BID briefing to the House of Lords on the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Children and Vulnerable Adults (Amendments 69A & 70A)
11 January 2012
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BID briefing to the House of Lords on the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Children and adults with dependents (Amendments 33 & 34)
11 January 2012
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BID briefing to the House of Lords on the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Persons liable to detention (Amendments 68 & 70)
11 January 2012
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Refugee Children's Consortium comments on Operating Standards for new family detention facility
16 November 2011
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BID comments to Independent Chief Inspector of UKBA on forthcoming joint and thematic inspections
16 May 2011
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BID submission to Home Office consultation on immigration-related statistics 2011
6 May 2011
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BID submission to Ministry of Justice consultation on sentencing reform, 'Breaking the Cycle'
4 March 2011
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BID submission to Ministry of Justice consultation on reform of legal aid in England and Wales 2011
11 February 2011
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Response of BID and The Children's Society to UKBA plans for pilots to remove families with limited notice and through open accomodation
16 December 2010
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BID submission to Justice Select Committee review of the role of the Probation Service on foreign national prisoners
1 September 2010
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Response of BID and The Children’s Society to the Home Office review into ending the detention of children for immigration purposes
1 July 2010
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BID submission to National Audit Office review of asylum July 2008
1 July 2008
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BID submission to Department of Constitutional Affairs on proposed FOI fees 2007
1 January 2007
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BID submission to Home Affairs Select Committee enquiry into Immigration Control Dec 2005
1 December 2005
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BID response to Home Office announcement that women asylum seekers will be subjected to a Super Fast Track process March 2005
1 March 2005
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BID submission to European Committee for Prevention of Torture and Inhuman and Degrading Treatment on immigration detention
1 January 2005
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BID submission to House of Lords Select Cttee on European Union on Draft Directive on Common Procedures for the return of illegally staying 3rd country nationals2005
1 January 2005
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BID submission to LSC Consultation on Controlled Legal Representation and Fast Track - impact on detainees
26 January 2004
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BID submission to JCHR enquiry into self harm and deaths in custody
16 September 2003
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BID response to Department of Constitutional Affairs and LSC on legal aid cuts Aug 2003
1 August 2003
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BID submission to Home Affairs Select Committee enquiry into asylum applications March 2003
1 March 2003
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BID submission to JCHR on Draft (Partial) Immigration and Citizenship Bill 2003
1 January 2003
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BID submission to Home Affairs Select Committee enquiry into asylum and immigration removals Oct 2002
23 October 2002