3 | PROTECTING STATELESS PERSONS FROM ARBITRARY DETENTION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM CONTENTS Introducing the interviewees 5 1. Introduction 8 1.1 Statelessness and detention 8 1.2 Research objectives, methodology and limitations 9 1.3 Statelessness and detention in the UK 10 2. Law and policy context 12 2.1 International and regional obligations pertaining to statelessness and detention 12 2.2 National laws, policies and jurisprudence pertaining to statlessness and detention 13 2.3 Data on statelessness and detention 14 3. Key issues of concern 18 3.1 Identification & determination procedures 18 3.2 Decision to detain and procedural guarantees 21 3.3 Length of detention 23 3.4 Removal and re-documentation 24 3.5 Alternatives to detention 26 3.6 Children, families and vulnerable people 29 3.7 Conditions of detention 30 3.8 Conditions of release and re-detention 31 4. Conclusion and recommendations 33 Bibliography 37 ANNEX 44 Endnotes 46 Acknowledgements 55