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| Group wants asylum seeker stories | Group wants asylum seeker stories |
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| A panel of experts including peers, a former judge and a bishop are in Glasgow to hear first-hand accounts of dawn raids on asylum seekers. | |
| The Independent Asylum Commission is travelling to seven venues in the UK on its fact-finding mission. | The Independent Asylum Commission is travelling to seven venues in the UK on its fact-finding mission. |
| Glasgow is home to thousands of people seeking asylum. | Glasgow is home to thousands of people seeking asylum. |
| The commission wants views from as wide a group as possible in order to make recommendations for change to those who run the asylum system. | The commission wants views from as wide a group as possible in order to make recommendations for change to those who run the asylum system. |
| The body has insisted it is completely independent of both government and the refugee sector, as it is funded entirely by charitable trusts. | The body has insisted it is completely independent of both government and the refugee sector, as it is funded entirely by charitable trusts. |
| The current system does fail children Sally DaghlianScottish Refugee Council | |
| The Glasgow hearing is the fourth of seven across the UK. | |
| It is taking testimonies from local people, pressure groups and statutory organisations who are concerned about the removal of refused asylum seekers. | |
| The government has insisted the raids were necessary to prevent failed asylum seekers from absconding. | |
| But Sally Daghlian, chief executive of the Scottish Refugee Council, said: "We will take the opportunity to say to the Commission that the new borders and immigration authority should concentrate on a new way of addressing removals. | |
| Contentious issues | |
| "Removals are an integral part of any asylum system. People should only be returned if they have had a fair and thorough assessment of their claims. | |
| "The current system does fail children. The UK is the only country in Europe to detain children." | |
| Jonathan Cox, co-ordinator of the commission, said: "Though asylum is one of the most contentious issues of our day, everyone we have met can agree on one thing - the system is not working. | Jonathan Cox, co-ordinator of the commission, said: "Though asylum is one of the most contentious issues of our day, everyone we have met can agree on one thing - the system is not working. |
| "When we come to Glasgow we will be focusing on removals, but our job is to listen to the views from people across the country from a wide range of perspectives, and then make recommendations for reform that can be adopted by those who run the asylum system." | "When we come to Glasgow we will be focusing on removals, but our job is to listen to the views from people across the country from a wide range of perspectives, and then make recommendations for reform that can be adopted by those who run the asylum system." |