The claimant said that his detention pending deportation was unlawful being in his case in breach of the respondent’s policy of not detaining those with mental health problems. He had committed various offences but was receiving a treatment which would not be available to him for his paranoid schizophrenia if returned to Bangladesh.
Cranston J
[2009] EWHC 2496 (Admin)
Bailii
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Regina v Governor of Durham Prison, ex parte Hardial Singh QBD 13-Dec-1983
Unlawful Detention pending Deportation
An offender had been recommended for deportation following conviction. He had served his sentence and would otherwise have been released on parole. He had no passport and no valid travel documents. He complained that the length of time for which he . .
Cited – A, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department CA 30-Jul-2007
The applicant had had his application for asylum rejected. Pending deportation, he had been held in custody. The court had found his detention unlawful.
Held: The Home Secretary’s appeal succeeded. The power to detain in such circumstances had . .
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