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Legal action 'causes prolonged detention'

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An inspection report into the Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre has sharply criticised the detention of children, accusing the centre of unnecessarily detaining some children with little consideration to their welfare.

Immigration minister Phil Woolas explains the alternatives to detaining children.

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