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Self-harm in Immigration detention

Self-Harm in Immigration Detention January to December 2008

Incidents of serious self-harm for the whole of 2008 was up 14% on 2007

Formal Self-Harm at Risk down 8.5% in 2008 compared to 2007

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


Self-Harm in Immigration Detention 4th Quarter Oct/Nov/Dec 2008

Number of incidents of Self-Harm requiring medical treatment up 18.75% on previous quarter

Individuals on Formal Self-Harm at Risk down 1% on previous quarter


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

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


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

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

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.


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 December 2008 -

All data obtained under The Freedom of Information Act 2000

Number of incidents of Self-Harm requiring medical treatment January 2008 to December 2008
Total Jan-08 Feb-08 Mar-08 Apr-08 May-08 Jun-08 Jul-08 Aug-08 Sep-08 Oct-08 Nov-08 Dec-08
Campsfield House 8 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0
Colnbrook 53 3 2 3 6 11 7 1 5 5 2 2 6
Dover 37 3 4 11 1 1 4 1 1 3 2 2 4
Dungavel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harmondsworth 17 0 2 2 1 4 3 1 0 1 1 1 1
Haslar 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Lindholme 1 0 0 0
0
0 0 0 0
1
0 0 0
   
Oakington 23 2 4 3 4 2 3 0 1 1 0 2 1
Tinsley House 8 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0
Yarl's Wood 26 2 0 2 5 1 4 3 1 1 0 3 4
Subtotal 179 13 12 23 18 21 22 7 11 14 8 14 16

Individuals on Formal Self-Harm at Risk in Immigration Detention January 2008 to December 2008
Total Jan-08 Feb-08 Mar-08 Apr-08 May-08 Jun-08 Jul-08 Aug-08 Sep-08 Oct-08 Nov-08 Dec-08
Campsfield House 81 4 10 12 3 5 7 4 12 7 5 5 7
Colnbrook 541 45 7 55 52 52 50 59 52 46 51 23 49
Dover 109 9 13 10 5 4 12 8 8 5 14 10 11
Dungavel 60 1 1 3 4 10 2 3 10 6 6 7 7
Harmondsworth 202 19 27 25 12 21 13 16 11 20 16 18 4
Haslar 44 5 6 10 3 0 3 0 1 4 6 2 4
Lindholme 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Oakington 112 15 12 11 10 11 10 6 4 6 7 9 11
Tinsley House 80 7 9 5 8 1 4 8 3 11 11 8 5
Yarl's Wood 171 17 9 12 18 27 13 10 10 11 14 15 15
Sum total 1404 122 96 143 116 131 114 114 111 117 130 97 113

 

Last updated 11 June, 2009