Nick Clegg announces timeline for end to child detention

The Medical Foundation today welcomed Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's announcement which sets a timeline for a long overdue end to the detention of children for immigration purposes. While commending the government's commitment and efforts by the UK Border Agency to identify alternatives, the MF does however still have concerns about the protection of children and families' rights in some of the plans that are currently being piloted.

The permanent psychological harm suffered by children who have been detained "