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Written question asked by Jeremy Corbyn (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 March 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 March 2007. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Tuesday, 19 June 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.

Immigrants: Detention Centres

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of (a) attempted suicide and (b) self-harm have been recorded in immigration detention centres in each of the last 12 months.
Answer

[holding answer 26 March 2007]: We keep records of self-harm incidents which require some form of medical treatment but we are unable to determine whether any of these incidents are actual incidents of attempted suicide. Cases reported each month for the period May 2006 to April 2007 are reproduced in the following table.

Self-harm statistics: Number of individuals on formal self-harm at risk
2006
Removal centre May June July August September October November December
Campsfield 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1
Colnbrook 10 9 7 5 4 5 7 12
Dover 4 3 5 0 2 2 11 6
Dungavel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harmondsworth 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Haslar 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Lindholme 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Oakington 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0
Tinsley House 0 2 n/a 2 0 0 0 0
Yarl’s Wood 0 5 4 2 0 0 0 2
Total 16 24 18 11 12 10 19 22
2007
Removal centre January February March April
Campsfield 1 1 0 0
Colnbrook 12 3 6 7
Dover 4 2 3 5
Dungavel 0 0 0 0
Harmondsworth 1 0 0 0
Haslar 0 0 0 0
Lindholme 0 0 0 0
Oakington 1 1 1 1
Tinsley House 0 0 0 0
Yarl’s Wood 1 1 5 1
Total 20 8 15 14

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
129793; 461 c1780-1W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Immigration Migrants Suicide Detention centres Self-harm
Link
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