Assisting detained persons to escapeU.K.
4(1)A person who aids any detained person in escaping or attempting to escape from a [F1removal centre] [F2, a short-term holding facility or pre-departure accommodation] is guilty of an offence.U.K.
(2)A person who, with intent to facilitate the escape of any detained person from a [F1removal centre] [F3, a short-term holding facility or pre-departure accommodation] —
(a)conveys any thing into the centre [F4, facility or accommodation] or to a detained person,
(b)sends any thing (by post or otherwise) into the centre [F5, facility or accommodation] or to a person detained there,
(c)places any thing anywhere outside the centre [F6, facility or accommodation] with a view to its coming into the possession of a person detained there,
is guilty of an offence.
(3)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both; or
(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 12 substituted (10.2.2003) by Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41), ss. 66(2)(3)(l), 162(1) (with s. 159); S.I. 2003/1, art. 2, Sch.
F2Words in Sch. 12 para. 4(1) substituted (28.7.2014) by Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), s. 75(3), Sch. 9 para. 12(3)(a)(i); S.I. 2014/1820, art. 3(cc)
F3Words in Sch. 12 para. 4(2) substituted (28.7.2014) by Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), s. 75(3), Sch. 9 para. 12(3)(a)(ii); S.I. 2014/1820, art. 3(cc)
F4Words in Sch. 12 para. 4(2)(a) substituted (28.7.2014) by Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), s. 75(3), Sch. 9 para. 12(3)(a)(iii); S.I. 2014/1820, art. 3(cc)
F5Words in Sch. 12 para. 4(2)(b) substituted (28.7.2014) by Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), s. 75(3), Sch. 9 para. 12(3)(a)(iv); S.I. 2014/1820, art. 3(cc)
F6Words in Sch. 12 para. 4(2)(c) substituted (28.7.2014) by Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), s. 75(3), Sch. 9 para. 12(3)(a)(v); S.I. 2014/1820, art. 3(cc)