Our Ref: 14128

Your Ref:

Date: 12 March 2010

Dear Mr Shaffer,

Thank you for your email of 24 February 2010 where you have requested information about Cases Removed from Harmondsworth under the Detained Fast Track Procedure over a twelve month period in this case between 01/2/2009 -1/2/2010. This falls to be dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Your specific requests are as detailed below:

the Harmondsworth Detained Fast Track during the last 12 months, or

during the most recent period in which this data is available.

Provide this number with reference to the total number included

within the DFT scheme during this period (e.g. as a percentage).

releasing the individuals from the DFT scheme -i.e. Medical

Foundation Referral, Health Grounds, Complexity/Unsuitability of

case for DFT etc.

In keeping with the spirit and effect of the Freedom of Information Act, all information is assumed to be releasable to the public unless exempt. The Department will, therefore, be simultaneously releasing to the public the information you requested together with any related information that will provide a key to its wider context.

The data from Harmondsworth Detained Fast Track is as follows:

The total intake over the period is 1753.

Total taken out is 529

Number taken out as a percentage of intake is 30%.

Breakdown is as detailed below.

Bail: 50 (2.85%)

Reclassified AIT: 26 (1.48%)

Bedspace: 10 (0.57%)

ETD problems: 88 (5.02%)

Judicial Review: 25 (1.43%)

Medical Foundation: 137(7.81%)

Medical Problems: 10 (0.57%)

Minors: 8 (0.46%)

Transfer to TCU: 19 (1.08%)

Other: 126(7.19%)

Policy : 30 (1.71%)

If you are dissatisfied with this response you may request an independent internal review of our handling of your request.  Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the UK Border Agency sending a substantive reply to your original request and should be addressed  to:

UK Border Agency
Central Freedom of Information Team
11th Floor
Lunar House, Short Corridor
40 Wellesley Road
Croydon
CR9 2BY

During the independent review the department's handling of your information request will be reassessed by staff who were not involved in providing you with this response. Should you remain dissatisfied after this internal review, you will have a right of complaint to the Information Commissioner as established by section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act.

Yours sincerely

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