Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Jeremy Corbyn (Labour), on Tuesday, 30 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 25 members in total.

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YARL'S WOOD IMMIGRATION REMOVAL CENTRE

That this House notes that two of the Government's most senior professional advisers, the Children's Commissioner for England and Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons, have stated unequivocally that Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre, near Bedford, is `no place for a child'; further notes that their detailed reports, published respectively in February and March 2010, catalogue compelling reasons for concluding that the welfare of children is `clearly and adversely affected' at Yarl's Wood; believes that the reports make shameful reading for a country which prides itself in having the welfare of children at the heart of its legislation; further notes that both reports recommend greater attention by the relevant Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) and that the Children's Commissioner reports that the LSCB is already reviewing an allegation of sexually harmful behaviour between unrelated young children at Yarl's Wood; and further believes that immediate rectification is required to safeguard children in the Government's care at Yarl's Wood Immigration Centre.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1224 

Session

2009-10

Other sponsors

Diane Abbott

Glenda Jackson

John McDonnell

David Drew

Baroness Hoey

Subjects

Children Immigration

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk