A High Court judge has ruled that families with children can be detained for removal only in exceptional circumstances.
A ground-breaking High Court judgment delivered on 11 January 2011, which means that henceforth, regardless of political decisions, detention of families with children can occur only in exceptional circumstances, when it is clear that no alternative exists which will ensure co-operation with removal.
http://www.irr.org.uk/news/immigration-detention-of-children-a-judge-gets-tough/
