“The home secretary, Theresa May, faces fresh embarrassment over the much-delayed review of counter-terrorism powers after the Home Office confirmed that the police power to detain terror suspects for up to 28 days without charge will lapse on midnight on Monday.”
The Guardian, 19th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A woman who went on hunger strike in protest at her detention in the Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre claims she has been silenced by the state after being held in a prison without charge for almost a year.”
The Guardian, 16th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A high court judge has ruled that two mothers and their children were unlawfully detained at Yarl’s Wood immigration centre after dawn raids on their homes last year.”
The Guardian, 11th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre will close to children with immediate effect today, following a review of the detention of children and family returns by the government working with key partners.”
UK Border Agency, 16th December 2010
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“The Coalition government is preparing to cut the limit for terrorism suspects to be held before charge to 14 days — against the advice of senior lawyers — it can be disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th November 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“More than half of young offenders believe detention does nothing to stop them going back to crime, a study has revealed.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th November 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The power of detention contained in s 139(1) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 was not limited to cases in which the goods in question were goods on which duty had not in fact been paid, but also covered cases in which there were reasonable grounds for suspecting that duty might not have been paid on the goods.”
WLR Daily, 5th November 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“A high court challenge to bring to an immediate end the detention of children in immigration removal centres was launched today.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Millions of pounds in compensation is being paid to migrants who have been traumatised after being locked up in detention centres across the UK, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two iranian nationals are to receive compensation from the Government after a judge decided that both had been unlawfully detained while awaiting deportation for criminal convictions.”
The Independent, 23rd September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Immigration minister Damian Green announces intention to ‘minimise’ detention of children rather than end practice.”
The Guardian, 9th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A young offenders institute in Reading is piloting a scheme that aims to reduce reoffending and anti-social behaviour among young offenders.”
Ministry of Justice, 21st July 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“David Cameron raised the prospect today that computer hacker Gary McKinnon could serve some of any US-imposed sentence in a British jail after raising the issue with US president Barack Obama at the White House.”
The Independent, 21st July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Al-Jedda v Secretary of State for Defence [2010] EWCA Civ 758; [2010] WLR (D) 182
“The claimant’s right under Iraqi law not to be deprived of his liberty ‘except in accordance with the law and based on a decision by a competent judicial authority’ and his right not to be kept in custody ‘except according to a judicial decision’ were not infringed by his internment without trial until 30 December 2007 after arrest by British forces in Basra on 10 October 2004. The essence of the internee’s constitutional rights did not require that his detention be sanctioned by a judge either at its outset or on its continuation, but consisted rather in having the decision made by a person with judicial qualities.”
WLR Daily, 14th July 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“Theresa May, the home secretary, today sidestepped an early confrontation with Liberal Democrat and Tory backbenchers by telling MPs that the measure allowing terror suspects to be held for 28 days before charge should be temporarily renewed for six months.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Social workers failed to properly investigate a case of two five-year-old boys found engaging in sexual activity at Yarl’s Wood detention centre and concerns an older child may have abused one of them, an official report found today.”
The Guardian, 14th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government is committed to ending the detention of children for immigration purposes. We can announce that Immigration Minister Damian Green will be leading a wide-ranging review to achieve this, setting out plans in the coming months.”
UK Border Agency, 15th May 2010
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Children in Yarl’s Wood detention centre will still suffer until the UK Border Agency abides by the law.”
The Guardian, 20th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Thames Valley Police has been cleared of misconduct after a Buckinghamshire woman who was taken into custody killed herself a day after being released.”
BBC News, 13th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An England football fan who was convicted after a riot during the Euro 2004 tournament will be extradited to Portugal today to serve a two-year jail sentence.”
The Independent, 12th May 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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