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Petition · past parliament

Reveal how many detainees reported being sexually assaulted/raped in Yarl’s Wood

Closed 333 signatures

What the petition asks

In response to a Freedom of Information request, The Home Office refused to reveal how many detainees have been sexually assaulted or raped inside Yarl’s Wood on the grounds that “disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial interests” of people involved with running Yarl’s Wood
The Independent submitted the FOI because many reports of sexual assault & abuse have been made against staff at Yarl’s Wood. Chief prisons inspector Nick Hardwick called the centre a “place of national concern”. The UN’s special rapporteur on violence against women, Rashida Manjoo said she'd been refused entry to the centre by the Government
The Immigration Minister & Home Secretary must reveal the numbers, & stop putting the commercial interests of Serco above human rights of vulnerable people

Timeline

15 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
15 Dec 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 333
Status Closed
Opened 15 Jun 2016
Closed 15 Dec 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.