Children still detained in Dungavel

At least 19 children have been detained with their families in Dungavel since the beginning of 2009.

Children are still being detained at Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre in Lanarkshire despite an announcement by the Government in October last year to launch an alternative to detention pilot scheme where children and their families would be housed in council flats. The Unity Centre in Glasgow, which supports refugee families, has recorded 19 children being detained with their families in Dungavel since the beginning of the year. Read more.