H Muggeridge, “United Kingdom” in R Geisler & G Burkhart, Documentation of the European Conference Monitoring forced returns/deportations in Europe, available online at Churches Commission for Migrants in Europe Homepage available online at www.ccme.be [Accessed September 10 2008].
“Media pressure is very high to remove people who do not have legal status... At present, administrative deportations are accompanied by more legal safeguards...People are often detained before deportations and are taken into custody in their houses early in the morning. Private companies are paid by the government to carry out removals but there are serious problems of accountability 0and no interest in human rights... For NGOs in the UK there is no way to monitor the behaviour of the security officials during the removal.”1
“The Home Office is responsible for deportation orders and custody pending deportation through the Director of Enforcement of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate. Police can be called on, but certain Immigration Service employees (Arrest Teams) can order custody pending deportation. Procedures: Transportation and the accompaniment of deportees are dealt with by the Immigration Service, in conjunction with private companies through a network of
offices.
There are contracts with GSL UK Ltd to transport detainees to and from detention centres. Until 005 there were contracts
with Loss Prevention International Ltd for the escort of deportees on flights, especially those whose behaviour was difficult or disturbing. But because there were delays of up to eight to ten weeks in arranging overseas escorts, other suppliers for in-flight escorts have been used.”2
“There is no organisation in the UK that has access to deportations.”3
Problem areas: “Deportations with emergency travel documents.
• A lot of self-inflicted injuries, even deaths in custody pending deportation.
• Deportation of unaccompanied minors.”4
1H Muggeridge, “United Kingdom” in R Geisler & G Burkhart, Documentation of the European Conference Monitoring forced returns/deportations in Europe, available online at Churches Commission for Migrants in Europe Homepage available online at www.ccme.be [Accessed September 10 2008] 25.
2R Geisler & G Burkhart, Documentation of the European Conference Monitoring forced returns/deportations in Europe, available online at Churches Commission for Migrants in Europe Homepage available online at www.ccme.be [Accessed September 10 2008] 54
3R Geisler & G Burkhart, Documentation of the European Conference Monitoring forced returns/deportations in Europe, available online at Churches Commission for Migrants in Europe Homepage available online at www.ccme.be [Accessed September 10 2008] 55.
4R Geisler & G Burkhart, Documentation of the European Conference Monitoring forced returns/deportations in Europe, available online at Churches Commission for Migrants in Europe Homepage available online at www.ccme.be [Accessed September 10 2008] 56.
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