Medical Justice Working Group on Children in Detention (MJ-CiD) meeting

Tuesday 19th May, 7pm to 9pm

School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, WC1H 0XG.

Kindly hosted by the SOAS Detainee Support Group.

Minutes of the 17th March MJ-CiD meeting are available - please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for a copy

1. Children's Commissioner's report
"THE ARREST AND DETENTION OF CHILDREN SUBJECT TO IMMIGRATION CONTROL" published 27th April - how can we use it

2. Review of work-in-progress

• 3 Royal Colleges joint statement / meeting
• List of organisations and solicitors working with children in detention
• Info sheet on children's health rights
• Library of info
• Medical Justice website children's section
• ILPA list of decisions relating to UNCRC
• Medical Justice collation / audit of medical evidence
• Collation of case-studies for possible "dossier"
• Medical Justice check-list for clinicians including access to various complaints procedures
• Bedford Social Services definition of "harm"
• Outline longitudinal study on effect of detention
• List of what info / statistics UKBA have a duty to collate but don't

3. Methods of taking action with local statutory services in Bedford

4. Campaigning

5. MJ-CiD Convener needed

6. Next meeting date