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This section contains resources on private sector involvement in immigration detention services, and some background material.

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List of Resources:
 
Management of the Detention Centre Contracts – Part A (PDF)
Australian National Audit Office, Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs , 2004
Assessment of the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA)’s strategic approach to the management and coordination of its detention centre contracts. Includes examination of how services were defined, monitoring and reporting systems in place and the effectiveness of controls over contract payment arrangements.
ISBN 0 642 80784 1
Australia
 

An Assessment of the Impact of Asylum Policies in Europe, 1990-2000 (PDF)
Zetter, Roger; Griffiths, David; Ferretti, Silva and Pearl, Martin, 2003
Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate
Assessment of impact of asylum policies, including detention, on numbers and pattern of applications to European Union states with five country case studies for Germany, the Netherlands, UK, Sweden and Italy. 
ISBN 1 84082 972 9
UK
 

Report of an Own Motion Investigation into Immigration Detainees held in State Correctional Facilities (PDF)
Commonwealth Ombudsman, 2001
A report examining the grounds for holding immigration detainees and asylum seekers in prisons.  Includes investigation of detainees held at Port Phillip prison, a privately run facility.  
Australia
 

Report of an Own Motion Investigation into the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs' Immigration Centres (PDF)
Commonwealth Ombudsman, 2001
Investigation of immigration detention service, which is privately run in Australia, following reported incidents including a number of escapes and allegations of assault on detainees.
Australia
 

Report of Inquiry into Immigration Detention Procedures
Flood, Phillip , 2001
Investigation into inquiry procedures at detention centres for following up allegations of child abuse.  Includes examination of contractual arrangements between Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs and provider of detention services.
UK
 

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  Last Updated: 17 October 2008