Response to child detention ruling
High Court rules that 바카라 사이트's policy on child detention for immigration purposes is not unlawful, but was wrongly applied in two cases.
Reetha Suppiah, 37, and Sakinat Bello, 25, were detained in Yarl바카라 사이트™s Wood immigration removal centre with their children after their claims for asylum were rejected by the .
Hearing their cases in the High Court in London, Mr Justice Wyn Williams ruled the policy of child detention itself was not unlawful, but in these instances had been applied in an unlawful way.
Family unit now closed
The two families were detained prior to the coalition government바카라 사이트™s decision to close the family unit at Yarl바카라 사이트™s Wood.
This forms part of its commitment to end the detention of children, announced in December.
UK Border Agency statement
David Wood strategic director for criminality and detention said: 바카라 사이트˜In December the government announced the immediate closure of Yarl바카라 사이트™s Wood to children.
바카라 사이트˜The government said it would end the detention of children for immigration purposes and that바카라 사이트™s been done.
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바카라 사이트˜However, we are disappointed by the High Court바카라 사이트™s findings in relation to two specific cases but will not be seeking permission to appeal at this stage.Ìý
바카라 사이트˜We will study the judgement carefully to ensure that we learn any lessons that it can provide.
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바카라 사이트˜We are pleased that the court has concluded that the relevant policy in relation to the detention of children and families at the time of this detention was lawful.바카라 사이트™