Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre: Contracts
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any penalties have been applied to Serco for non-compliance with contractual obligations at Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre in the past 12 months.
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle
Onsite Home Office Compliance Teams are responsible for ensuring that Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) contracted centre providers are fulfilling their contractual requirements.
Performance is monitored through a robust and comprehensive system of contract management, to ensure that the Home Office is receiving effective service and value for money.
As part of this contract monitoring process, contractual failures have been identified at Derwentside IRC and appropriate action taken.
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