The report, A Review of Short-term Holding Facility Inspections 2004–2010, noted an improvement in the physical environment in which immigration detainees are held. However, it found that unrelated men, women and families were still being co-located and there was a lack of staff awareness of their responsibilities in relation to children.
Under changes brought in by the current government, child detention has been ended, although children may still be held in "pre-departure accommodation" for up to 72 hours.
The inspection focused on short-term holding facilities at ports and immigration reporting centres, intended to hold people detained for short periods before removal or during investigations by immigration officers after arrival in the UK. This included airport facilities and police stations used to hold immigration detainees.
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