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Independent inquiry into Manston short-term holding facility

Terms of reference for the independent inquiry into the conditions at Manston in 2022 and the decisions, actions and circumstances which led to them.

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Terms of reference for the non-statutory independent inquiry into the conditions encountered by, and the treatment of, individuals detained at the Manston short-term holding facility between 1 June 2022 and 22 November 2022 and the decisions, actions and circumstances which led to them.

The inquiry started work on 17 March 2025 and is chaired by Sophie Cartwright KC.

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Published 12 February 2025
Last updated 14 July 2025 show all updates
  1. Addition of link to inquiry website.

  2. First published.

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