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06.04. There is an effective package of appropriate alternatives available and accessible to immigration detainees on an equal basis.

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06.05. The package of alternatives makes provision for the special needs of particularly vulnerable groups (e.g. children, pregnant women, the elderly, the disabled, LGBTI people, trafficked persons, torture/trauma survivors, men whose vulnerability has arisen or been heightened by the experience of detention).

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06.06. Non-citizens subject to alternatives to detention are treated with dignity, humanity and respect at all times.

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06.07. Non-citizens subject to alternatives to detention are adequately informed of the parameters of the alternative to detention to which they are subject, and conditions attached to alternatives are not oppressive.

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06.08. Any sureties or guarantees are set at a reasonable level.

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06.09. Conditions of release respect basic economic, social and cultural rights, and in particular ensure that detainees are able to access · adequate housing, · employment and/or adequate social welfare support, · adequate healthcare and nutrition, and · quality education and leisure.

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06.10. Residency and reporting conditions are compatible and reporting requirements are not excessive or unduly onerous and take into account the special needs or requirements of individuals, such as people who have a disability or who have work or education commitments.

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06.11. Detainees subject to alternatives to detention are linked to legal advisers and local support groups prior to placement.

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06.12. Access to work rights pending the outcome of a protection or immigration application in order to enable a detainee to support him/herself and/or his/her family is not unreasonably withheld.

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06.13. Non-citizens are able to benefit from individualised case management services for the duration of their protection or immigration procedure.

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06.14. Detainees and members of their families released into the community as an alternative to detention are issued with the necessary documents of identity to ensure that they are not re-detained and are able to access services.

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06.15. Conditions of release are subject to judicial scrutiny and review.

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07.01. Immigration detainees are informed of their right to seek asylum and to access other forms of protection, such as complementary, subsidiary or temporary forms of protection.

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07.02. Immigration detainees are informed that they may have a right to access other immigration procedures.

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07.03. Immigration detainees are given application forms appropriate to their expressed needs and sufficient time to complete them (with the assistance of a legal representative, if they wish).

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07.04. Immigration detainees have adequate and effective access to information necessary to pursue and support their protection or immigration case (e.g. official forms, legal information, country of origin information, personal documentation, individual case files, reports and records).

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07.05. Immigration detainees and their legal representatives are given adequate written notice of scheduling of all interviews, review and appeal hearings relating to protection and immigration processes and procedures.

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07.06. An immigration detainee’s attendance at interviews, review and appeal hearings is facilitated, as necessary, by the detaining authority and the staff of the place of detention.

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07.07. Arrangements for interviews, review and appeal hearings are responsive to and respectful of the special needs or vulnerabilities, if any, of the individual detainee.

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07.08. Detention does not serve, directly or indirectly, to limit or otherwise obstruct access to protection or other immigration procedures.

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