§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What progress has been made in implementing the recommendations made by the Prisons Ombudsman in his investigation into allegations of racism, abuse and violence at the Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre; when they expect to have completed the process; and what plans they have for applying the recommendation to the immigration detention estate. [HL3288]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalFollowing the Prison Ombudsman investigation report into the allegations of racism, abuse and violence at Yarl's Wood, the Immigration Service produced an action plan for Yarl's Wood and the rest of the detention estate. From the total of the 30 recommendations made, 12 have been implemented, nine will be implemented by the end of June 2004 and the remaining nine are on target to be implemented by the end of September 2004.