A. Detention and Immigration Procedures

03.05. The place of detention was expecting the detainees and was ready to receive them.

03. Arrival and Reception,A. Detention and Immigration Procedures

02.05. There is a complete and secure record of all movements of detainees.

02. Transit and Transfer,A. Detention and Immigration Procedures

02.06. Staff receiving or escorting transferred detainees with special needs or vulnerabilities are fully and appropriately briefed.

02. Transit and Transfer,A. Detention and Immigration Procedures

02.07. Procedures are in place for administering medically prescribed medication and First Aid during escort, as required, and sick detainees requiring specialist treatment are transferred to a specialised institution or civilian hospital.

02. Transit and Transfer,A. Detention and Immigration Procedures

02.08. Use and methods of restraint are subject to an individualised risk assessment following a medical examination, and then only for as long as is strictly necessary.

02. Transit and Transfer,A. Detention and Immigration Procedures

02.09. Detainees have an adequate opportunity to pack their belongings and prepare themselves for transfer.

02. Transit and Transfer,A. Detention and Immigration Procedures

02.10. Transportation is appropriate for people with special needs, such as children, pregnant women, the elderly, people with a disability.

02. Transit and Transfer,A. Detention and Immigration Procedures

02.11. Unless related, male and female detainees and children are transported separately.

02. Transit and Transfer,A. Detention and Immigration Procedures

02.04. Detainees have a reasonable opportunity to notify legal counsel, family, friends and support groups of transfer and free telephone and fax facilities are made available for this purpose.

02. Transit and Transfer,A. Detention and Immigration Procedures

01.14. At the time of initial detention, detainees are informed of their right to and are permitted (automatically and without delay) to contact UNHCR and/or a consular post or diplomatic mission in private and free of charge, and this contact is duly recorded (including time, date, and person contacted).

01. Arrest and Initial Detention,A. Detention and Immigration Procedures