# Home Office Policy and Guidance

Relevant policies you might find useful are included in the [Overview and Sources](/avid-handbook/immigration-detention-in-the-uk-essential-legislation-policy-and-guidance/detention-policy-and-guidance/overview-and-sources.md) section of this chapter. The important Adults at risk in immigration detention policy, first published in 2016, outlined in detail in [Adults at Risk Policy (AAR)](/avid-handbook/safeguards/policy-and-practice/adults-at-risk-policy-aar.md).&#x20;

These are other sets of Home Office policies, some of which are detention-related, available at [www.gov.uk](http://www.gov.uk).&#x20;


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