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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Diane Taylor

Gatwick immigration removal centre getting less safe for detainees, says watchdog

Police officers guard the access road to the Brook House IRC
Police officers guarding the access road to the Brook House IRC at Gatwick airport, June 2022. Photograph: Niklas Halle’n/AFP/Getty Images

Safety has deteriorated and violence has increased at one of the UK’s largest immigration detention centres, with failings that were identified in a public inquiry almost a year ago still not addressed, according to a report.

The findings are published in the annual report by the independent monitoring board for the Gatwick immigration removal centre.

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