These Rules may be cited as the Short-term Holding Facility Rules 2018 and come into force on 2nd July 2018.

In these Rules—

• “contracted out short-term holding facility” means a short-term holding facility in respect of which there is a contract entered into by the Secretary of State under regulation 2 of the Immigration (Short-term Holding Facilities) Regulations 20022;

• “directly managed short-term holding facility” means a short-term holding facility which is not a contracted out short-term holding facility;

• “health care professional” means a registered medical practitioner or a registered nurse;

• “holding room” means a short-term holding facility where a detained person may be detained for a period of not more than 24 hours unless a longer period is authorised by the Secretary of State;

• “legal adviser” means a detained person’s counsel, representative or solicitor, and includes a clerk acting on behalf of that solicitor;

• “manager” means—

  1. a

     in relation to a directly managed short-term holding facility, the official of the Secretary of State designated to complete the tasks that fall to a manager under these Rules;

  2. b

     in relation to a contracted out short-term holding facility, a member of the contractor’s staff—

     1. i

        designated to complete the tasks that fall to a manager under these Rules, and

     2. ii

        certified as a detainee custody officer.

• “member of staff” means a person working at a short-term holding facility;

• “officer” means—

  1. a

     an official of the Secretary of State;

  2. b

     an employee of the contractor;

  3. c

     a detainee custody officer (and includes a detainee custody officer who is authorised to perform escort functions in accordance with section 154 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 19993), or

  4. d

     an immigration officer.

• “port” includes airport.