Clegg signals end of child detention with Yarl's Wood family unit closure

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The family wing of Yarl's Wood immigration centre is to be closed as part of government plans to end the detention of children awaiting deportation, Nick Clegg announced today. The move was hailed by the Liberal Democrats as a sign of their influence in the coalition although it was also mired in confusion.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/jul/21/nick-clegg-child-detention-yarls-wood-closure

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