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A. Detention and Immigration Procedures (138)
— 01. Arrest and Initial Detention (16)
— 02. Transit and Transfer (13)
— 03. Arrival and Reception (18)
— 04. Access to Legal Counsel (12)
— 05. Detention Procedures (17)
— 06. Alternatives to Detention (15)
— 07. Protection and Other Immigration Procedures (8)
— 08. Accelerated Asylum or Screening Procedures (12)
— 09. Release and After-Care (9)
— 10. Removal and Repatriation Procedures (18)
B. Environment and Material Conditions (69)
— 11. Accommodation (18)
— 12. Sanitation, Hygiene and Drinking Water (13)
— 13. Food (18)
— 14. Clothing and Bedding (11)
— 15. Cash and Possessions (9)
C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care (135)
— 16. Torture and ill-treatment (10)
— 17. Separation or Isolation (15)
— 18. Means of Restraint (16)
— 19. Use of Force (9)
— 20. Separation of categories of detainees (15)
— 21. Bullying and Victimisation (13)
— 22. Children (37)
— 23. People with disabilities (12)
— 24. Other vulnerable groups (8)
D. Regime and Activities (106)
— 25. Inspection (5)
— 26. Rewards Schemes, Rules, and Disciplinary Procedures (19)
— 27. Security (5)
— 28. Visits (7)
— 29. Communication and Contact with the Outside World (12)
— 30. Requests and Complaints (11)
— 31. Welfare and counselling (7)
— 32. Education (10)
— 33. Outdoor exercise (8)
— 34. Leisure and Cultural Activities (4)
— 35. Religion (8)
— 36. Work and Remunerated Activities (10)
E. Health Services (82)
— 37. Access to Medical Care (18)
— 38. Medical Staff (14)
— 39. Suicide and Self-Harm (16)
— 40. Hunger Strikes (19)
— 41. Women and Babies (8)
— 42. Mental Health (7)
F. Personnel (48)
— 43. Staff-Detainee Relationships (15)
— 44. Staff Training and Recruitment (17)
— 45. Crisis Management (16)
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18. Means of Restraint
18.12. Any use of chemical restraint is medically authorised, closely monitored and never used prior to interviews or hearings.
18. Means of Restraint
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C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care
18.04. Methods of restraint are never used or threatened as a punishment.
18. Means of Restraint
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C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care
18.05. Instruments of restraint are never used on women during labour, during birth, and immediately after birth.
18. Means of Restraint
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C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care
18.03. A protocol for use of means of restraint limits use to a. prevent unlawful escape during transfer, b. medical grounds, c. prevent harm, self-harm, property damage.
18. Means of Restraint
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C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care
18.01. The use of any instruments or methods of restraint are explicitly governed by law and regulation, which expressly prohibit their use against children, except in very limited circumstances.
18. Means of Restraint
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C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care
18.02. Methods of restraint are only used if justified by a risk assessment on purely medical criteria, as a last resort, and only for as long as is strictly necessary.
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