Our practical Bail Application one days is a useful practical course that looks at the law and procedure for different bail application settings. This course is for lawyers, caseworkers and those supporting people in detention who are making an application for immigration bail, and is designed to set out the legal framework and the practicalities of applying for bail, with realistic live scenarios.

There are few circumstances where the UK authorities are permitted to hold people against their will – one of which is immigration detention. In 2018, almost 25,000 people were detained under immigration powers across the UK’s detention estate, with around 1,800 people detained at any one time. These stark figures represent a concerning proportion of the UK’s migrant population. Over half of these people were granted release back into the community – the vast majority under immigration bail.

This course will equip lawyers and caseworkers with the necessary tools to help and support those in detention and their families with practical advise and guidance about how to secure a release by applying for bail.