The Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) published on 30 March its general report covering 2022. In it, the Committee calls on European states to put an end to unlawful pushback practices and the ill-treatment of foreign nationals deprived of their liberty in the context of forced removals at borders. Its publication follows an exchange of views between the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers' Deputies and the President of the CPT, Alan Mitchell, which took place on 29 March 2023.

The CPT carried out an ad hoc visit on immigration matters to the United Kingdom from 21 to 31 March. The main objective of the visit was to examine the treatment and conditions of detention of persons held under immigration legislation, both in immigration removal centres and prison establishments. The visit also afforded the delegation the possibility to examine the effectiveness of the safeguarding procedures in place for vulnerable persons deprived of their liberty in immigration detention centres accommodating both men and women.

The visit took place in the context of the debates on the Illegal Immigration Bill and the consequences this legislation will have, in particular on the treatment of children and vulnerable adults seeking refuge in the United Kingdom.