§ Mr. MalinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he plans to ensure that those released from Oakington Reception Centre pending appeals have a duty to report daily or weekly to the police or other authorities. [75399]
§ Beverley HughesThose released from Oakington are granted temporary admission. As part of the conditions attached to this they can be required to live at a specified address and to report at specified times to an immigration or police officer.
It is Government policy that wherever possible asylum seekers on temporary admission should be required to report at regular intervals to immigration officers, who are best placed to monitor progress on the application and act on up-to-date information.
The Immigration Service already has eight reporting centres for this purpose and more are planned. Immigration officers also operate reporting in a number of police stations in the regions. In all cases where those released from Oakington are granted temporary admission to an area with existing reporting facilities, reporting restrictions will be imposed. In addition the Immigration Service will shortly be introducing teams of visiting officers and a mobile reporting van. This will result in more asylum seekers being required to report to an immigration officer on a regular basis.