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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

UK government acted unlawfully by forcing torture survivors to share rooms, court rules

A multi-story brick building with rows of windows and corrugated metal roofing at Crowborough Training Camp, with people visible near the entrance
About 350 people have been moved into the former barracks at Crowborough in East Sussex. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

Shabana Mahmood’s plan to house more asylum seekers in former army barracks is facing a major hurdle after the high court ruled that a policy change forcing torture victims to share rooms was unlawful.

According to a judgment seen by the Guardian, the government failed in its duties when it forced survivors of trafficking, torture and other serious forms of violence to share rooms with strangers.

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