Migrants: Detainees
2026-05-20 · Home Office · 3804 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has plans to revise Home Office guidance prohibiting the use of force against a) children and b) pregnant people in immigration removals.
Answer
The Home Office is currently undertaking - until 4 June - a targeted consultation to help inform changes to the family returns process. The consultation seeks views from expert practitioners, children’s commissioners, and key stakeholders on the use of ph...