2018 No. 411

Immigration

The Detention Centre (Amendment) Rules 2018

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by section 153 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 19991.

Citation and commencement1

These Rules may be cited as the Detention Centre (Amendment) Rules 2018 and come into force on 2nd July 2018.

Amendment to rule 35 of the Detention Centre Rules2

1

Rule 35 of the Detention Centre Rules 20012 is amended as follows.

2

After paragraph (5), insert—

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For the purposes of paragraph (3), “torture” means any act by which a perpetrator intentionally inflicts severe pain or suffering on a victim in a situation in which—

a

the perpetrator has control (whether mental or physical) over the victim, and

b

as a result of that control, the victim is powerless to resist.

Caroline NokesMinister of StateHome Office
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules amend rule 35 of the Detention Centre Rules 2001. Rule 35 is amended to include a definition of ‘torture’ for the purposes of immigration detention.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.