Written Question·Home Office·UIN 79302
Immigration Removal Centres
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 14 October 2025
Question
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative — Huntingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK-France treaty targeting illegal crossings comes into force, published on 7 August 2025, how many Immigration Removal Centre there are.
Answer
Alex NorrisThe Home Office currently operates seven immigration removal centres (IRCs) throughout the UK, (six in England and one in Scotland). As of 13 October, the Home Office has the capacity to detain around 2,400 people in IRCs. The table below sets out the cur...
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