Baroness Sarah LUDFORD (ALDE, UK) described the directive as "imperfect but necessary to raise standards", stated there has been a lot if misinformation about it causing negative reactions and also said "an assessment of the value of the directive comes perversely from the very fact that the UK is not opting into it" as "it does not want to be constrained by the high standards in the directive, not least the time limits and the conditions on detention, such as the separation of immigration detainees from convicted criminals".
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