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Immigration Removal Centres

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 14 October 2025UIN 79302

The question

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.

Answered by Alex Norris

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

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