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Inspectors: Refugees held in “wholly unacceptable” conditions in freight shed

10 March 2016

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"An unannounced inspection of short term detention facilities for refugees and migrants crossing the Channel into the UK has revealed that hundreds, including many children, have been held in “wholly unacceptable” and insanitary conditions. Many were held in a disused freight shed and forced to sleep on concrete floors, with no food, drink or clothing provided.

The increase in numbers making the crossing to the UK in the summer of 2015 was found to have “overwhelmed” the Home Office and contractors but the emergency arrangements were still in place several months later, when the inspection took place. The increase in arrivals over the summer was predictable and the report questions why no adequate plans were put in place."

See the article: Inspectors: Refugees held in “wholly unacceptable” conditions in freight shed (Free Movement, link)

See the report: HM Chief Inspector of Prisons: Longport freight shed, Dover Seaport and Frontier House (pdf)

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