Inadequate help for torture victims in UK immigration centres, watchdog finds

Borders inspector blames unfounded suspicions by ministers that detainees gaming the system

Torture victims and suicidal people in immigration detention centres are not receiving adequate help because of unfounded suspicions from ministers and officials that they are cheating the system, the UK borders watchdog has found.

David Neal, the independent chief inspector of borders and immigration (ICIBI), also questioned why Suella Braverman had ended annual investigations into the treatment of vulnerable adult detainees.