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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 14 October 2024

Debate

Immigration (Guidance on Detention of Vulnerable Persons) Regulations 2024

Contribution

My noble friend will remember that at the start of the coalition Government, the Liberal Democrats were adamant that there should be no detention of children. What we ended up with was the accommodation at Cedars. The Gatwick IMB report tells us that since 2017, 48 families have been held at the family PDA but only six have been removed. It puts in context what we put people through, probably for no good reason.

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