Written Question·Home Office·UIN 82641
Immigration Removal Centres: Detainees
Tabled: 16 October 2025
Answered: 24 October 2025
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether people temporarily residing at immigration removal centres are entitled to receive free (a) English language and (b) other classes.
Answer
Alex NorrisAs set out in the Detention Centre Rules 2001 immigration removal centres (IRCs) provide secure but humane accommodation for detained persons in a relaxed regime with as much freedom of movement and association as possible, consistent with maintaining a s...
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