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On the right side?

Speak to people at Barnardo's about the contract and they use words like "challenging" and "sensitive".

Barnardo’s well knows that getting into bed with the UK Border Agency is a decision that puts its reputation firmly on the line.

The charity has signed a new contract which means it will have a welfare presence inside the controversial new pre-departure accommodation at Pease Pottage in West Sussex, to be used for those families detained in advance of their “ensured departure” to their country of origin following a failed application for asylum and their refusal to leave voluntarily.