Concern about the heavy-handed behaviour of immigration officers towards asylum-seeking children was fuelled when Scotland's First Minister Jack McConnell spoke out against the "excessive force" used against the Kosovan Vucaj family (Children Now, 6-12 October). Officers entered the bedroom of 13-year-old Saida Vucaj and handcuffed her father and older brothers, aged 18 and 16, before taking them to Yarl's Wood detention centre. Individuals who have regular and unsupervised contact with a child or vulnerable adult are obliged by law to be checked. However,...