Statutory Instruments
2021 No. 184
Immigration
The Immigration (Guidance on Detention of Vulnerable Persons) Regulations 2021
Made
23rd February 2021
Laid before Parliament
25th February 2021
Coming into force
25th May 2021
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 59(5) and (6) of the Immigration Act 2016( 1 ).
In accordance with section 59(4) of that Act, a draft of the guidance to be brought into force in accordance with these Regulations has been laid before Parliament.
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration (Guidance on Detention of Vulnerable Persons) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 25th May 2021.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Guidance
2. The guidance entitled “Immigration Act 2016: Revised guidance on adults at risk in immigration detention”, a draft of which was laid before Parliament on 22nd February 2021 by the Secretary of State under section 59(4) of the Immigration Act 2016 , comes into force on 25th May 2021.
Chris Philp
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Home Office
23rd February 2021