Release of domestic Office figures comes as government faces growing pressure to reduce consume of immigration detentionThe number of suicide attempts in immigration removal centres is at an all-time high,averaging more than one a day, according to official figures.
The modern data from the domestic Office comes as the government faces growing pressure to reduce the consume of immigration detention, or particularly for vulnerable individuals; people who have committed no crime; and those with no identified risk of absconding. Concerns have also been expressed about the cost to taxpayers of detaining more than 30000 people a year.
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Source: theguardian.com