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Chapter 14 | Policy and Practice Recommendations
8 Comment by Lisa Nandy, the Children’s Society, 2005.
9 Ibid, Endnote 7, para 1.1.
10 A procedure where nationals of certain countries are
detained at Oakington Reception Centre for around
a week whilst an initial decision is reached in relation
to their asylum applications.
11 A procedure where male asylum seekers from certain
countries are detained at an immigration removal
centre whilst an initial decision is reached on their
asylum applications within five days, and an accelerated
appeal hearing is then heard within the centre
itself.
12 A centre used to detain adults and accompanied
children for periods of between seven and 10 days in
order to consider their applications for asylum using
an accelerated determination procedure.
13 A five-day process for assessing the initial asylum application
with an expedited appeal hearing conducted
within the removal centre.
Endnotes
1 It is no longer possible to apply for asylum by post —
all applicants now have to attend to be screened.
2 Figures presented to the UASC’s User Group for UASC
nationalities where females account for more than 50%
of applicants and from which the U.K. has received
more than 10 female applications.
3 See The Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements)
Order 1993 SI 1993/1813; the Channel Tunnel (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Order 1994 SI 1994/1405; and the
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum (Juxtaposed
Controls) Order 2003 SI 2003/2818.
4 Under para 316A of the Immigration Rules HC 395.
5 Under para 40 of the Immigration Rules HC 395.
6 See the chapter on trafficking to be added to the U.K.
Immigration Service’s Best Practice : Unaccompanied
Minors : Unaccompanied asylum and non asylum seeking
children.
7 UK Immigration Service. Best Practice Unaccompanied
Children : Unaccompanied asylum or non asylum seeking
children. 1 January 2004. Para 5.1.
14 Under para 16 of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act
1971 if he or she fell within a category of person
deemed to be suitable for detention.
15 There was also at least one instance of an age disputed
unaccompanied or separated child being detained in
the high security unit there. Interview with Heather
Violett, Immigration Advisory Service Team Leader
at Oakington Reception Centre, 2004.
16 If a child had previously been the responsibility of
another local authority, it will resume responsibility
for that child. If no local authority has been involved,
the local authority undertaking the age assessment
will assume responsibility.
17 Information provided by Adrian Matthews, Children’s
Legal Centre, 2004.
18 Which came into force on 22 September 2004.
19 At college doing the equivalent of A levels or HND
courses.
20 A coalition of non-governmental organizations
working to support either children or asylum seekers
and/or refugees.
21 Cm 5860 (September 2003).
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