Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Home Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Lisa Cameron Excerpts
Monday 13th June 2016

(8 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lisa Cameron Portrait Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow) (SNP)
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T3. There have been grave reports by asylum seekers detained in immigration removal centres of sexual assault. What risk management measures have been put in place for vulnerable detainees, who may already have histories of trauma but who are detained alongside foreign national offenders who have histories of violence?

James Brokenshire Portrait The Minister for Immigration (James Brokenshire)
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We take our duties in relation to the operation of immigration removal centres extremely seriously. That is why, under the Home Secretary, we engaged in the Shaw review and report on how we can better identify those who are vulnerable. We will implement further changes in the months ahead to ensure that those issues are very much brought to the fore.