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Latest Yarl’s Wood inspection report calls for a “strict time limit on the length of detention”
Today, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons have released their report on their most recent independent and unannounced inspection of Yarl's Wood detention centre. The centre was last inspected in 2015. [...]
The closure of the Verne detention centre – our response
In a letter to key stakeholders, the Home Office has today announced the closure of The Verne Immigration Removal Centre. It is understood that the centre will be closed at [...]
Growing support for detention reform – where next?
Following the death of a Chinese person at Dungavel in Scotland and the Panorama documentary on Brook House near Gatwick Airport, immigration detention is yet again under intense scrutiny. At the [...]
Join our volunteer team! Social media volunteers needed.
Social media volunteers needed! Deadline 2 October 2017 We are looking for one to two (or maybe three) enthusiastic and curious volunteers who have a deep interest in and commitment to migrants rights [...]
Responses to the Panorama documentary on Brook House Immigration Detention Centre – will the government be let off the hook again?
Responses to the Panorama documentary on Brook House Immigration Detention Centre - will the government be let off the hook again? The undercover Panorama documentary on Brook House Immigration Detention Centre prompted [...]
Why you need to speak to politicians now: how to use Detention Forum’s latest briefing paper on immigration detention
Our parliamentary latest briefing paper, Immigration Detention in the United Kingdom, is now available. You can download it here. Now is the time that you speak to your MPs, Peers and [...]
Our response to Brook House G4S staff abuse allegations
The Detention Forum statement in response to the news of G4S suspending its staff as part of abuse investigation. 'We welcome the news that G4S has suspended nine staff members [...]
The latest detention statistics show the Government’s detention reform remains undelivered
Image by @Carcazan The latest detention statistics released today reveal that the Government is failing to drastically reduce the use of immigration detention as recommended by the Parliamentary Inquiry and [...]
Have you read the latest CPT factsheet on Immigration Detention?
Photo by Calvin Hanson on Unsplash Have you read the latest CPT factsheet on Immigration Detention? In March 2017, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhumane or [...]
What will the next Government do about immigration detention?
Photo by Edwin Andrade on Unsplash What will the next Government do about immigration detention? Who is going to be your next MP? Ask your parliamentary candidates if they agree it’s [...]
Westminister Hall debate on Detention of Vulnerable Persons 14 March 2017
At the last Quarterly Meeting of the Detention Forum in April 2017, we had a chance to reflect on the recent Westminster Hall debate on Detention of Vulnerable Persons, led [...]
Morton Hall detention centre – a threefold rise in self-harm, increased safety concerns and continuing long-term detention
There has been a threefold increase in self-harm and a decline in safety in Morton Hall immigration detention centre, according to the inspection report published today. The report also highlights [...]