Asylum seeker died in M1 crash after social worker did not believe his age
An asylum seeker who died after being run over on a motorway slip road was “upset” that a social worker did not believe he was a child, an inquest has
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Mental Health Bill will deliver reform to outdated system, says Wes Streeting
Patients sectioned under the Mental Health Act will have more dignity and a say over their care under proposed reforms to what has been described as an “outdated” system. Among
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Hundreds of asylum seekers moved off Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge
Hundreds of asylum seekers have been removed from an accommodation barge moored off the Dorset coast ahead of decisions about their future in the UK. Migrants are being transferred from
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Man, 26, dies in detention at Brook House immigration removal centre
A man has died in detention at Brook House immigration removal centre, Serco confirmed. The security company, which manages and operates the detention centre near Gatwick Airport in West Sussex,
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Minister says authorities ‘as ready as we can be’ for more prisoner releases
The authorities are “as ready as we can be” for the next stage of early inmate releases to ease the jail overcrowding crisis, a justice minister has said. Speaking in
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Home Secretary grilled on use of Treasury reserves to fund asylum hotels
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has declined to rule out using Treasury reserves to pay for emergency asylum accommodation, as she vowed to “end the use of hotels”. Her shadow James
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Britain’s treatment of unaccompanied refugee children ‘inhumane’, peers argue
Peers have called for unaccompanied children who come to the UK as refugees to be allowed to bring their families, branding current rules “inhumane”. The Refugees (Family Reunion) Bill seeks
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Hundreds of short-term prisoners in Scotland to be released early
Prisoners in Scotland serving less than four months will be released early under Scottish Government plans. Justice Secretary Angela Constance (pictured) announced the release point for short-term prisoners will be
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Quality of in-prison learning for young offenders in decline for decade, Ofsted finds
The quality of in-prison learning for young offenders has been in decline over the past 10 years, a joint review into schooling for detained youths has uncovered. The review, undertaken
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Brook House inquiry chair calls for ‘reset’ on ‘inadequate’ response from Tory government
An inquiry chair has called for a “reset” on an “inadequate” government response to her recommendations on preventing a repeat of the Brook House immigration centre scandal. Kate Eves (pictured),
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