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| A £150,000 pilot project aimed at ending the detention of children at Dungavel is to be launched. | A £150,000 pilot project aimed at ending the detention of children at Dungavel is to be launched. |
| Failed asylum seekers awaiting deportation will be housed in former council flats in Glasgow before being sent back to their own countries. | Failed asylum seekers awaiting deportation will be housed in former council flats in Glasgow before being sent back to their own countries. |
| The scheme is designed to end youngsters' incarceration at the Lanarkshire centre. | The scheme is designed to end youngsters' incarceration at the Lanarkshire centre. |
| The pilot follows talks between Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy and the UK Borders and Immigration Agency. | The pilot follows talks between Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy and the UK Borders and Immigration Agency. |
| Families living in the flats will have access to basic amenities including a washing machine, fridge and furniture until they are repatriated. | Families living in the flats will have access to basic amenities including a washing machine, fridge and furniture until they are repatriated. |
| Barbed wire | |
| Mr Murphy told BBC Scotland: "The truth is no politician of any party has ever liked seeing families put behind a barbed wire. | |
| "I want to see if we can do something sensible, but also sensitive, that looks after the children." | |
| The Scottish secretary said families would be vetted before being placed in the flats in order to assess the risk of them absconding. | |
| He added: "This is a trial based on concerns raised, in particular by the churches in Scotland. We are going to work together to see if there is a better way of doing this." | |
| The pilot project is due to begin at the start of next year. | |
| Dungavel has been a constant target of criticism from politicians, pro-asylum activists and church leaders since it opened in 2001. | Dungavel has been a constant target of criticism from politicians, pro-asylum activists and church leaders since it opened in 2001. |