immigration detention

Child refugees and migrants continue to face risks and hardship once in Europe, including unsafe accommodation, being incorrectly registered as adults, and a lack of appropriate care, says the UN Refugee Agency.

Too many prisons continued to be plagued by drugs, violence, appalling living conditions and a lack of access to meaningful rehabilitative activity, says the Chief Inspector of Prisons.

The lower courts were wrong to override the conclusions of a medical expert when considering forensic evidence of torture in an asylum claim, the Supreme Court has ruled.

Coroner has asked for more evidence from Home Office on the management of vulnerable detainees, for a possible public report by the coroner to prevent future deaths.