Skip to content

All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated.

To view this licence, visit:
https://nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3

or write to:
Information Policy Team,
The National Archives,
Kew,
London TW9 4DU

or email: psi@nationalarchives.gov.uk.

This publication is available at:
https://iapdeathsincustody.independent.gov.uk.

© Copyright, Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody (IAPDC) 2026.

Minister for Border Security and Asylum response to IAPDC – safe capacity and detention safeguards

Published:
Open document

Border Security and Asylum Minister response to IAPDC - safe capacity and detention safeguards (PDF, 71.5 KB)

Letter from Dame Angela Eagle MP, Minister for Border Security and Asylum, in response to a letter from Lynn Emslie, Chair of the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody, about the recent number of deaths across the immigration detention estate, the adequacy of safeguards, and the importance of cross-sector learning and collaboration.