Private Security contractor G4S has suspended 9 staff from an immigration centre near Gatwick after fresh claims of abuse and assaults against detainees. This has prompted calls for the government to stop awarding its contracts.
After the allegations by the BBC Panorama of “chaos, incompetence and abuse” at Brook House immigration removal centre, an investigation has been launched. The programme claims to have undercover footage showing officers “mocking, abusing and even assaulting detainees” at the facility, where drugs are allegedly rife.
G4S said nine staff had been suspended pending further investigation in the latest scandal to hit the controversial firm.
