The Short-term Holding Facility (Amendment) Rules 2022
These Rules amend the Short-term Holding Facility Rules 2018 (S.I. 2018/409) by providing for a sub-category of short-term holding facility, called a residential holding room. Persons may be detained in a residential holding room for no more than 96 hours (which the Secretary of State may authorise to be extended if the Secretary of State determines that exceptional circumstances require it).
Lifecycle
Department
Made
15 Dec 2022
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In force
05 Jan 2023
Enabling power
The Secretary of State makes these Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 157(1) and (3) and 166(3) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 12 to, the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
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