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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes report on its 2023 ad hoc visit to the United Kingdom on immigration detention

Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes report on its 2023 ad hoc visit to the United Kingdom on immigration detention

08/02/2024
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes report on its 2023 ad hoc visit to the United Kingdom on immigration detention

The main objective of the visit was to examine the treatment and conditions of detention of persons held under immigration legislation, both in immigration removal centres (IRCs) and in prison establishments. The CPT found that there were many good practices being promoted in the IRCs visited to...

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes report on its 2022 ad hoc visit to the United Kingdom

Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes report on its 2022 ad hoc visit to the United Kingdom

29/06/2023
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes report on its 2022 ad hoc visit to the United Kingdom

The focus of the visit was to examine the treatment of foreign nationals arriving by small boat in the UK after crossing the English Channel. The CPT visited the Western Jet Foil disembarkation site and the Manston Short-Term Holding Facility (STHF), where migrants are processed and held for the...

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) carries out a visit to the United Kingdom

Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) carries out a visit to the United Kingdom

06/04/2023
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) carries out a visit to the United Kingdom

The main objective of the visit was to examine the treatment and conditions of detention of persons held under immigration legislation, both in immigration removal centres and prison establishments. The visit also afforded the delegation the possibility to examine the effectiveness of the...

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activities

Ad hoc visit: 27/03/2023 - 06/04/2023

Ad hoc visit: 16/01/2023 - 18/01/2023

During this visit, the delegation of the CPT examined the treatment and conditions of detention of two persons convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) who are serving their sentences in the United Kingdom.

Pursuant to an Exchange of Letters, dated 7 and 24 November 2000, between the CPT and ICTY regarding the monitoring of the conditions of imprisonment and treatment of persons convicted by the ICTY (“Exchange of Letters”) and in accordance with the Enforcement Agreement concluded on II March 2004 between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the ICTY.

Ad hoc visit: 25/11/2022 - 28/11/2022

Periodic visit: 08/06/2021 - 21/06/2021

Ad hoc visit: 14/10/2019 - 18/10/2019

High-level talks: 04/06/2019 - 05/06/2019

Ad hoc visit: 13/05/2019 - 23/05/2019

Ad hoc visit: 17/10/2018 - 26/10/2018

Ad hoc visit: 29/08/2017 - 06/09/2017 (Northern Ireland)

High-level talks: 26/04/2017

Ad hoc visit: 09/02/2017 - 11/02/2017 (Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus)

Periodic visit: 30/03/2016 - 12/04/2016

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2017) 9]
    • Executive summary:
  • Publication news flash
  • Government response: [CPT/Inf (2018) 1]

Ad hoc visit: 13/11/2014 - 19/11/2014 (Gibraltar)

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2015) 40]
    • Executive summary:
  • Government response: [CPT/Inf (2015) 41]

Ad hoc visit: 22/10/2012 - 24/10/2012 (return flight)

Periodic visit: 17/09/2012 - 28/09/2012

Ad hoc visit: 15/03/2010 - 26/03/2010

  • CPT report (Jersey): [CPT/Inf (2010) 35]
  • Government response (Jersey): [CPT/Inf (2010) 36]
  • CPT report (Guernsey): [CPT/Inf (2010) 37]
  • Government response (Guernsey): [CPT/Inf (2010) 38]
  • Publication news flash

Periodic visit: 18/11/2008 - 01/12/2008

Ad hoc visit: 02/12/2007 - 06/12/2007

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2008) 27]
  • Government response:  [CPT/Inf (2008) 28]

Ad hoc visit: 20/11/2005 - 25/11/2005

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2006) 28]
  • Government response: [CPT/Inf (2006) 29]

Ad hoc visit: 11/07/2005 - 15/07/2005

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2006) 26]
  • Government response:  [CPT/Inf (2006) 27]

Ad hoc visit: 14/03/2004 - 19/03/2004

Periodic visit: 12/05/2003 - 23/05/2003

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2005) 1]
  • Government response: [CPT/Inf (2005) 2]

Ad hoc visit: 17/02/2002 - 21/02/2002

Periodic visit: 04/02/2001 - 16/02/2001

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2002) 6]
  • Government response: [CPT/Inf (2002) 7]

Periodic visit : 29/11/1999 - 08/12/1999 (Northern Ireland)

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2001) 6]
  • Government response: [CPT/Inf (2001) 7]

Ad hoc visit: 08/09/1997 - 17/09/1997

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2000) 1]
  • Government response:  [CPT/Inf (2000) 7]

Periodic visit: 15/05/1994 - 31/05/1994

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (96) 11]
  • Government final response: [CPT/Inf (96) 12]

Ad hoc visit : 20/07/1993 - 29/07/1993 (Northern Ireland)

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (94) 17]
  • Government response: [CPT/Inf (94) 18]

Periodic visit: 29/07/1990 - 10/08/1990

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (91) 15]
  • Government response: [CPT/Inf (91) 16]
  • Government follow-up report: [CPT/Inf (93) 9]