Speaking to Cathy Newman on Channel 4 News, Dame Rachel de Souza, said she is “deeply concerned” about parts of the Bill which allows the detention of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children for up to three days without a court order.
If passed, the Bill would also mean asylum seekers who arrive in the UK as children can be removed to Rwanda or another country when they reach 18 and strengthens rules around controversial age assessments.
De Souza said the Bill “undermines” the Children Act 1989 and expressed concerns over “how quickly” the Bill is being passed through parliament.
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