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Room sharing risk assessment (RSRA)

Detention services order 12/2012 about identifying and assessing the risk of a detainee seriously assaulting another.

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Home Office detention services order about identifying and assessing the risk of a detainee seriously assaulting another detainee in immigration removal centres and residential short term holding facilities.

Updates to this page

Published 12 August 2012
Last updated 24 June 2025 show all updates
  1. Added accessible HTML version.

  2. Updated terminology and added new annexes. Introduction of weekly HIGH RSRA reviews and immediate reviews should new information come to light. HIGH classification now includes sharing permitted in some circumstances.

  3. Updated DSO on 'Room sharing risk assessment'.

  4. First published.

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