The home secretary orders an investigation into allegations uncovered by BBC Panorama.
A public inquiry will investigate allegations of mistreatment at G4S-run Brook House immigration removal centre.
An ongoing probe by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman will now have the power to compel witnesses to give evidence, the Home Secretary said. Panorama footage aired in September 2017 showed alleged assaults, humiliation and verbal abuse of detainees by officers at the centre.Brook House immigration removal centre, near Gatwick Airport, can hold up to 448 detainees
A High Court judge ruled in their favour in August and the Home Office failed in a bid to challenge the ruling.
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