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Written question asked by Caroline Flint (Labour) on Wednesday, 24 July 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 September 2019. It was answered by Seema Kennedy (Conservative) on Friday, 6 September 2019 on behalf of the Home Office.

Immigration Removal Centres: Staff

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people employed in immigration removal centres were signed off work as a result of post-traumatic stress disorder in each of the last ten years.

Answer

The Home Office is committed to ensuring that our immigration removal cen-tre (IRC) suppliers provide a high level of service to detainees while also providing value for money to the taxpayer. With regards to our suppliers’ staff, we require all our suppliers to put systems in place to fulfil a duty of care to their employees to ensure the wellbeing and resilience of their staff throughout their tenure in the IRC.

In line with other contractual agreements, IRC suppliers are required to meet set service standards, including ensuring minimum staffing levels are met.

The new contract to manage the IRCs at Gatwick will set high expectations for the quality of management and staffing in key elements of the estate.

Information on numbers of IRC staff is not centrally recorded in the format requested.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
281603
Session
2017-19
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Staff Sick leave Post-traumatic stress disorder Immigration removal centres
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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