In the six months January 2008 to June 2008 There has been an inncident of serious sefl-harm requiring medical treatment every 1.6 days, (108 incidents).

Compared to the last six months of 2007 (63 incidents) this is an increase of 73%

[Self Harm in Immigration Detention - January 2007 to December 2007]

Self-Harm in Immigration Detention 3rd Quarter 2008 July/Aug/Sept

[The UK Border Agency has adopted the Prison Service model of self-harm reduction which replaces the Formal Self-Harm at Risk and is called Assessment Care in Detention and Teamwork (ACDT). ]

There were 28 incidents of 'Self-Harm requiring medical treatment' and 342 Individuals on  Assessment Care in Detention (AKA Self-Harm at Risk) in July/Aug/Sept 2008

Incidents of Serious Self-Harm in IRC's up 27% on previous Quarter

Self-Harm in Immigration Detention 2nd Quarter 2008 April/May/June

There were 61 incidents of 'Self-Harm requiring medical treatment' in April/May/June 2008 an increase of 27% on previous quarter Jan/Feb/Mar 2008, 48 incidents.

Colnbrook IRC is of grave concern there was 24 incidents of serious Self-Harm a 300% increase on the previous quarter 8 incidents.

Yarl's Wood IRC also of grave concern there was 10 incidents of serious Self-Harm a 250% increase on the previous quarter 4 incidents. Numbers of individuals on 'Formal Self-Harm at Risk' were up 50% on the previous quarter.

All data obtained under The Freedom of Information Act 2000; Analysis of data is NCADC's.

Self-Harm in Immigration Detention 1st Quarter 2008 Jan/Feb/Mar

There were 48 incidents of Self-Harm requiring medical treatment in Jan/Feb/Mar 2008 this is an increase of 54% on the last quarter of 2007 Oct/Nov/Dec during which time there were 31 incidents.

Oakington IRC, which had only 6 incidents of Self-Harm requiring medical treatment in the whole of 2007, had 9 incidents of serious self-harm in the first 3 months of 2008.

Dover IRC suffered an alarming increase of 80% increase in Self-Harm requiring medical treatment in the 1st Quarter of 2008 compared to the last Quarter of 2007 and a 100% increase on the same period last year.

361 Individuals were put on Formal Self-Harm at Risk in Jan/Feb/Mar 2008 a 28% increase on the last quarter of 2007 Oct/Nov/Dec during which time there were 282 incidents.

All data obtained under The Freedom of Information Act 2000. Analysis of data by NCADC.

Self Harm in Immigration Detention - January 2008 to September 2008 -