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Migrants: Detainees

Asked by Calum MillerLiberal DemocratHome OfficeTabled Answered 16 September 2025UIN 76523

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Alternative to Detention schemes piloted under the Home Office’s Community Engagement Pilot series.

Answered by Alex Norris

Following analysis of the pilots’ published evaluations, the Department did not see sufficient evidence to progress these. We will keep under review the feasibility of alternatives to detention, taking account of effectiveness and cost efficiency, as part of our plans to transform the asylum and returns system.

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