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Home Office reviews policies on detaining children
The Home Office has begun a review into its policies on detaining children whose families are found to be in the country illegally.
The review will involve a range of experts, charities and organisations that represent the children. It will result in viable, long-term solutions to this issue.
Immigration Minister Damian Green said, 鈥極ur coalition government is committed to ending the detention of children for immigration purposes - we think this is the right thing to do.
鈥業 hope that we can have plans agreed within the next few months.鈥�
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Published 17 May 2010