i. In these Expectations, the term ‘leader’ refers to anyone with leadership or management responsibility in the separation centre. We will direct our narrative at the level of leadership which has the most capacity to influence a particular outcome.

ii. Solitary confinement is when detainees are confined for 22 hours or more a day without meaningful human contact (United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, Rule 44).

iii. Dependants refers to a person who relies on another, especially a family member, for financial support.

iv. Safeguarding duties apply to vulnerable adults at risk who:

• have needs for care and support (whether or not the local authority is meeting any of those needs
• are experiencing, or are at risk of, abuse or neglect
• as a result of those care and support needs are unable to protect themselves from either the risk of, or the experience of, abuse and neglect (Care Act 2014).

v. Prison Rules 1999, Rule 21 (1): A registered medical practitioner working within the prison shall report to the governor on the case of any prisoner whose health is likely to be injuriously affected by continued imprisonment or any conditions of imprisonment. The governor shall send the report to the Secretary of State without delay, together with his own recommendations.