Written Question·Home Office·UIN 56614
Immigration Removal Centres
Tabled: 2 June 2025
Answered: 10 June 2025
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
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
Dame Angela EagleThe 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...
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