Just 6% of vulnerable detainees released from UK immigration centres

Only 6% of detainees classified as “vulnerable and at risk” following abuse including torture, sexual violence or trafficking were subsequently released from UK immigration centres, according to shocking data.Annual government figures reveal that just 364 of 6,300 individuals who were identified by doctors and social workers as at particular risk of harm were subsequently allowed out of detention.The cases were identified as part of a scheme introduced in 2016 that was designed to ke