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Article

23 Oct 2012

Author:
HM Inspectorate of Prisons [UK]

Cedars pre-departure accommodation - an exceptional facility

Cedars is an exceptional facility and has many practices which should be replicated in other areas of detention, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an announced inspection of the pre-departure accommodation near Gatwick...Inspectors were pleased to find that: most of the work from Reliance escort staff was commendable and families were, in general, complimentary about their treatment during escort, even during the stressful removal stage...However, inspectors were concerned to find that: although considerable efforts were made to avoid force at the point of removal, it had been used against six of the 39 families going through Cedars; force had been used to effect the removal of a pregnant woman using non-approved techniques...