PART 3DETAINED PERSONS
Admission and discharge
Reasons for detention and update of claim12
1
The Secretary of State must provide a detained person with written reasons for their detention when they are first detained and following any review of their detention.
2
Where a detained person requests an update on the progress of any relevant matter the Secretary of State must provide that update within a reasonable time.
3
For the purposes of paragraph (2) “relevant matter” means—
a
a claim for asylum;
b
an application for leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom;
c
an application for British nationality;
d
a claim for a right of admission into the United Kingdom under a provision of F1retained EU law ;
e
a claim for a right of residence in the United Kingdom under a provision of F2retained EU law ;
f
the proposed removal or deportation of the detained person from the United Kingdom;
g
an application for bail under the Immigration Acts M1 or under the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997, or
h
an appeal against, or an application for administrative review or judicial review in relation to, any decision taken in connection with a matter referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) to (g).