Immigration Removal Centres
Commons · Question 56614 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration detention beds are available; and what steps she is taking to increase capacity.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 10 Jun 2025
The Home Office currently operates seven Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs) throughout the UK, (six in England and one in Scotland) and three residential Short-Term Holding Facilities (STHFs) (one in Northern Ireland and two in England). Additionally, the...