Immigration: Detention

House of Lords written question – answered at on 8 December 2009.

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Photo of Baroness Warsi Baroness Warsi Shadow Minister (Community Cohesion and Social Action), Communities and Local Government

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 6 July (WA 110), how many absconders from immigration detention centres have not been captured in each of the last five years.

Photo of Lord West of Spithead Lord West of Spithead Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Security and Counter-terrorism), Home Office, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) (Security and Counter-terrorism)

Information on the number of detainees who have escaped from each immigration removal centre and have been recaptured is taken from local management information. These data are normally used for management information only and are not subject to the detailed checks that apply for National Statistics publications. Data on the number of individuals recaptured are available from 2006. The information is provisional and subject to change.

Of the 19 detainees who escaped from immigration removal centres in 2006, 16 have not been recaptured.

Of the 90 detainees who escaped from immigration removal centres in 2007, 71 have not been recaptured.

Of the 35 detainees who escaped from immigration removal centres in 2008, 19 have not been recaptured.

In 2009, there have been four escapes from immigration removal centres. Two individuals have not been recaptured.

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