Immigration detention: BMA calls for abolition, amid health and human rights concerns

The detention of people migrating to the UK should be “phased out” and replaced with a “more humane means of monitoring,” the BMA has said, in light of concerns about healthcare provision and human rights abuses in detention centres.John Chisholm, deputy chair of the BMA’s International Committee, called the current indefinite detention system a “national disgrace” and said it “exacerbates vulnerability and causes deterioration in physical and mental health.” He was speaking at an event on healthcare in immigration removal centres on 30 January, which was jointly hosted with the charity Medical Justice.The BMA said such detention measures must “only ever be contemplated when an individual poses a threat to public order or safety” and that immigration detention should ultimately be “abolished.” In the meantime, it said, a clear time limit on detention must be implemented, and the government must meet its obligation to provide high quality healthcare for people…
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