RECCOMENDATION 29 Whilst women are still accommodated in the Bryce and Cowan compounds, the Department should, as a matter of priority, ensure they are able to physically access the shop to make personal purchases. RECCOMENDATION 30 The Department should ensure that women at VIDC are offered regular access to a qualified female hairdresser and hairdressing facilities, specific to the needs of women. Perth Immigration Detention Centre: Centre specific issues and concerns RECOMMENDATION 31 The Department should ensure that PIDC is only used for the shortest periods of detention possible. Where this is not possible, every effort should be made to provide women with alternatives to closed immigration detention rather than transfer to an interstate facility. 76 Not just an afterthoughtThe experience of women in immigration detention