AYZ v The Home Office [2018] EWHC 2914 (QB) (06 November 2018)

AYZ v The Home Office [2018] EWHC 2914 (QB) (06 November 2018)

The Hardial Singh principles apply only to the exercise of the statutory power to detain, not to pre-detention conduct. The Home Office's delays in recognising AYZ's refugee status and processing removal did not amount to illegality or breach of HS4. The risk assessments and ongoing removal proceedings justified...

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Citation
[2018] EWHC 2914 (QB)
Parties
Claimant: AYZ; Defendant: The Home Office
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
06 November 2018
Procedural Posture
Civil Claim for Unlawful Detention / High Court Judgment
Outcome
Claim dismissed
Legal Topics
Unlawful Detention, Deportation, Refugee Status, Hardial Singh Principles, Article 3 ECHR
Immigration Law Public Law Human Rights Unlawful Detention Deportation Refugee Status Hardial Singh Principles Article 3 ECHR

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Parties

AYZ

Claimant

The Home Office

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil Claim for Unlawful Detention / High Court Judgment

  1. 1 Whether AYZ's immigration detention was unlawful under common law and statutory principles
  2. 2 Application of Hardial Singh principles to the period and manner of detention
  3. 3 Lawfulness of detention authorisation under IS91 forms

Ratio Decidendi

The Hardial Singh principles apply only to the exercise of the statutory power to detain, not to pre-detention conduct. The Home Office's delays in recognising AYZ's refugee status and processing removal did not amount to illegality or breach of HS4. The risk assessments and ongoing removal proceedings justified continued detention. The IS91 authorisation was sufficient and did not render detention unlawful post-2 June 2014.

Court Disposition

Claim dismissed