UK: Brook House detention centre inquiry: G4S submits evidence to committee
23 November 2017
Support our work: become a Friend of Statewatch from as little as £1/€1 per month.
UK
Brook House detention centre inquiry: G4S submits evidence to committee
23.11.17
Follow us: 
| 
| Tweet
G4S has submitted its evidence to the Home Affairs Committee investigation into Brook House, a detention centre run by the company in which migrants were "abused and humilitated", as revealed in September by the BBC programme Panorama.
The evidence says that six members of staff have been fired following "investigations into staff conduct shown in the broadcast," and that "specialist consultancy Verita has been commissioned to carry out an independent review to understand the extent and root causes of the treatment of detainees at Brook House."
According to G4S, the "key objective" of the multinational corporation (which is one of the largest private sector employers in the world) is "to continue to ensure that detainees are safe at Brook House."
Parliament's Home Affairs Committee launched an investigation into Brook House after the Panorama investigation revealed "endemic drug-taking (both Spice and cannabis); under-staffing; bullying amongst staff and detainees; allegations of assault, racial abuse and mocking of detainees by G4S staff, cases of self-harm and attempted suicide amongst detainees; failure to report incidents of C&R (control and restraint) or refusal to eat."
G4S has frequently been the subject of official and media attention for its role in running privatised government functions in migration detention, deportation and the criminal justice sector:
- Medway child jail inspectors find further serious failings (Statewatch News Online, August 2016)
- Rainsbrook: more children being failed (Statewatch News Online, May 2016)
- Police asked to investigate G4S over Guantanamo role(Statewatch News Online, January 2015)
- Jimmy Mubenga: G4S guards face plane death charges (BBC News, 20 March 2014)
- G4S accused of massive fraud over electronic tagging (Channel 4 News, 11 July 2013)
Brook House inquiry: documentation
See: Written evidence submitted by G4S (pdf) and: Brook House 3 Month Action Plan (15 September 2017, pdf), G4S-commissioned independent investigation: Draft Terms of Reference (pdf)
Brook House Immigration Removal Centre inquiry (Home Afffairs Committee, link) with further evidence and documentation related to the inquiry.
Background: G4S faces investigation over running of immigration detention centre where detainees were abused (The Independent, link)
Search our database for more articles and information or subscribe to our mailing list for regular updates from Statewatch News Online.
Our work is only possible with your support.
Become a Friend of Statewatch from as little as £1/€1 per month.
Spotted an error? If you've spotted a problem with this page, just click once to let us know.