Recommendation 11: Review E Wing suitability for vulnerable detainees
From The Brook House Inquiry Report, published 19 September 2023.
Recommendation
The Home Office and the current operator of Brook House must keep under review the appropriateness of the multi-purpose use of E Wing, particularly in relation to its suitability as a location to detain vulnerable people.
In brief (written by this site)
In January 2025, Dame Angela Eagle, Minister of State at the Home Office, stated in a written parliamentary answer that the recommendation to review the suitability of E Wing for vulnerable detainees was accepted or partially accepted, and was "due for closure by the end of January 2025" (Dame Angela Eagle response, Jan 2025; Dame Angela Eagle, Jan 2025). The record holds no update since the Home Office's response of January 2025 (Dame Angela Eagle response, Jan 2025; Dame Angela Eagle, Jan 2025).
AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 26 Sep 2026. The record below is the sources' own words.
Government response
30 out of the 33 recommendations made by the Brook House Inquiry have been accepted or partially accepted.
How this response relates to the recommendation
Site note: The written answer gives this sentence once, for 30 of the 33 recommendations together: every recommendation except 7, 19 and 30, which it says were rejected. It does not say which of the 30 were accepted in full and which in part, so the site records "Accepted, fully or in part (not specified)". The same words are recorded on recommendations 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32 and 33. Recommendations 1, 2 and 3 are among the 30 but are not given this row, because the Minister's letter of 22 May 2025 states a position on each of them.
Earlier statement from Home Office (1)
6.5.2. The multi-purpose use of Eden Wing at Brook House, and any potential risks associated with co-location of vulnerable individuals with those who may have been removed from association, is under consideration. Any learning will be applied across the removal estate.
How this response relates to the recommendation
Site note: CP 1041 is organised by ten key issues, not by recommendation, and states no position on any individual recommendation. Its only general statement of acceptance is that "The government has carefully considered and accepts the broad thrust of the recommendations". The words "in principle" do not appear anywhere in the document.
Delivery
Home Office says in progress (15 January 2025)
5 (recommendations 5, 11, 27, 28 and 29) due for closure by the end of January 2025
Site note: One written answer of 15 January 2025 addresses all 33 recommendations in groups: it names each recommendation in one of four groups and says nothing further about any of them individually. It does not say which of the 30 it describes as "accepted or partially accepted" were accepted in full and which in part.
Site note: The source gives this passage once, for the 5 recommendations it gives a closure date for. The same words are recorded on recommendations 5, 11, 27, 28 and 29.
Responsible bodies
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Who has spoken
- Home Office
Response, delivery statement