Written question asked by Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative) on Friday, 10 October 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 October 2025. It was answered by Alex Norris (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 October 2025 on behalf of the Home Office.
Immigration Removal Centres
- Question
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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
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The 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 current operational capacity for each IRC:
IRC Name
Capacity
Brook House
426
Colnbrook
339
Derwentside
84
Dungavel
150
Harmondsworth
754
Tinsley House
198
Yarl’s Wood
444
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 79302
- Session
- 2024-26
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Undocumented migrants France English Channel Immigration removal centres
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
- View this Written question on www.parliament.uk
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- 2025-10-14 15:51:36 +0100
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