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Government Immigration Watchdog Wants More Children Detained

Categories: Articles:Asylum & Refugees | Published: 25/09/2012 | Views: 1182
More routine use should be made of a controversial 'child-friendly' detention centre for families facing removal from Britain, according to a new Home Office watchdog. The independent family returns panel says that the child welfare charity Barnardo's, should drop its 'red line' that it should only be used as a last resort and that no more than 10% of the families facing removal should be held there.  The first annual report from the panel, says that immigration and private security staff should be given the right to use force to restrain teenage children who aggressively try to resist the removal of themselves and their families. (Guardian)

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