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 allan norman 60.jpg by Allan Norman

There I was, only yesterday, flippantly comparing caselaw developments for destitute asylum seekers to a particularly abstruse game of Mornington Crescent. I ended by observing:

Warning: you should not play 'Destitution at Mornington Crescent' unless you know the Rules currently being played. Real, vulnerable, people can be badly hurt by miscalled moves!

Just hours later, I was brought up sharp with a reminder of just how vulnerable, and how badly hurt, when the publication, 'Outsourcing Abuse' by Birnberg Pierce Solicitors, Medical Justice and NCADC was launched. It tells of hundreds of assaults on asylum seekers being deported: "casual racism and inhumanity from officers employed by the Home Office and its subcontracted private companies".

Read the complete post at http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/social-care-experts-blog/2008/07/outsourcing-abuse.html


Posted 15 Jul 2008 11:27 AM by The Social Care Experts Blog | Report Abuse
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