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Immigration detention inspections

HM Inspectorate of Prisons assessments of immigration removal centres and short-term holding facilities, with each record linking to the Inspectorate's report.

31 inspections 24 facilities

HM Inspectorate of Prisons ↗

Inspection records 31 matching inspections

Tinsley House IRC

Immigration Removal CentreInspected 15 Jun 2026Published 28 Sep 2026Unannounced

Border Force short-term holding facilities

Short-Term Holding FacilityInspected 7 Apr 2026Published 13 Jul 2026Unannounced

Immigration reporting centres

Short-Term Holding FacilityInspected 20 Oct 2025Published 19 Jan 2026Unannounced

Derwentside IRC

Immigration Removal CentreInspected 15 Sep 2025Published 6 Jan 2026UnannouncedSafety 4Respect 4Activities 4Preparation for removal 415 concerns raised

Dungavel IRC

Immigration Removal CentreInspected 18 Aug 2025Published 1 Dec 2025UnannouncedSafety 4Respect 4Activities 3Preparation for removal 417 concerns raised

Brook House IRC

Immigration Removal CentreInspected 29 Jul 2025Published 1 Sep 2025Independent Review of Progress

Residential short-term holding facilities at Larne House, Manchester and Swinderby

Short-Term Holding FacilityInspected 7 Jul 2025Published 29 Sep 2025Unannounced

Harmondsworth IRC

Immigration Removal CentreInspected 17 Feb 2025Published 8 Apr 2025Independent Review of Progress

Colnbrook IRC

Immigration Removal CentreInspected 20 Jan 2025Published 12 May 2025UnannouncedSafety 3Respect 3Activities 3Preparation for removal 322 concerns raised

Short-term holding facilities at France-UK Borders

Short-Term Holding FacilityInspected 4 Nov 2024Published 24 Feb 2025Unannounced

Brook House IRC

Immigration Removal CentreInspected 5 Aug 2024Published 18 Nov 2024UnannouncedSafety 2Respect 2Activities 3Preparation for removal 314 concerns raised

Short-term holding facilities at Western Jet Foil, Manston and Kent Intake Units

Short-Term Holding FacilityInspected 1 Jul 2024Published 21 Oct 2024Unannounced

Harmondsworth IRC

Immigration Removal CentreInspected 12 Feb 2024Published 9 Jul 2024UnannouncedSafety 1Respect 1Activities 2Preparation for removal 24 concerns raised

Mitie Care and Custody short-term holding facilities

Short-Term Holding FacilityInspected 15 Jan 2024Published 29 Apr 2024Inspection

Yarl's Wood IRC

Immigration Removal CentreInspected 12 Jun 2023Published 4 Oct 2023UnannouncedSafety 2Respect 3Activities 3Preparation for removal 342 concerns raised

Tinsley House IRC

Immigration Removal CentreInspected 17 Apr 2023Published 7 Aug 2023UnannouncedSafety 3Respect 3Activities 3Preparation for removal 349 concerns raised

Short-term holding facilities at Western Jet Foil and Manston and Kent Intake Unit

Short-Term Holding FacilityInspected 30 Jan 2023Published 6 Jun 2023Unannounced

Short-term holding facilities managed by Border Force

Short-Term Holding FacilityInspected 9 Jan 2023Published 17 May 2023Unannounced

Derwentside IRC

Immigration Removal CentreInspected 8 Aug 2022Published 6 Dec 2022UnannouncedSafety 2Respect 3Activities 3Preparation for removal 3

Short-term holding facilities at Western Jet Foil, Lydd Airport and Manston

Short-Term Holding FacilityInspected 25 Jul 2022Published 1 Nov 2022Unannounced

Brook House IRC

Immigration Removal CentreInspected 30 May 2022Published 23 Sep 2022UnannouncedSafety 3Respect 3Activities 2Preparation for removal 3

Colnbrook IRC

Immigration Removal CentreInspected 28 Feb 2022Published 1 Jul 2022UnannouncedSafety 2Respect 3Activities 2Preparation for removal 2

Detention of migrants at Dover and Folkestone

Short-Term Holding FacilityInspected 1 Nov 2021Published 16 Dec 2021Unannounced

Residential short-term holding facilities

Short-Term Holding FacilityInspected 23 Aug 2021Published 16 Dec 2021Unannounced

Dungavel House IRC

Immigration Removal CentreInspected 19 Jul 2021Published 11 Nov 2021UnannouncedSafety 3Respect 3Activities 3Preparation for removal 3

About these inspections

HMIP inspects immigration removal centres using the same Healthy Establishment framework as prisons, scoring Safety, Respect, Activities and Preparation for removal and release on a scale of 1 to 4.

5 of 31 inspections recorded a safety score of Poor or Not sufficiently good.

Compared with the previous inspection, the safety score improved in 2 inspections and declined in 2.

Across 31 inspections, 163 key concerns have been raised.

Related inquiry: Brook House Inquiry, the statutory public inquiry into alleged mistreatment of detainees at Brook House in 2017. HMIP inspections of Brook House are tracked here; the inquiry's recommendations are tracked separately.

Score distribution and trend

Safety score distribution and the year-by-year average.

Safety score distribution

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Safety scores across indexed inspections
Safety grade	Inspections
Poor	1
Not suff.	4
Reasonably good	5
Good	2

Average safety score by year

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Safety scores by inspection year
Year	Mean safety score (1 to 4)	Scored inspections
2019	3.0	1
2021	3.0	1
2022	2.33	3
2023	2.5	2
2024	1.5	2
2025	3.67	3

Facilities at a glance

Latest inspection for each facility.

Facility	Safety	Respect	Activities	Removal prep	Safety change	Last inspected
Harmondsworth IRC	1	1	2	2	↓ Declined	Feb 2024
Brook House IRC	2	2	3	3	↓ Declined	Aug 2024
Yarl's Wood IRC	2	3	3	3	Not available	Jun 2023
Colnbrook IRC	3	3	3	3	↑ Improved	Jan 2025
Dungavel House IRC	3	3	3	3	Not available	Jul 2021
Morton Hall IRC	3	3	2	3	Not available	Oct 2019
Tinsley House IRC	3	3	3	3	Not available	Apr 2023
Derwentside IRC	4	4	4	4	Unchanged	Sep 2025
Dungavel IRC	4	4	3	4	↑ Improved	Aug 2025
Scores: 4 is Good, 3 is Reasonably good, 2 is Not sufficiently good, 1 is Poor. Not scored means the assessment was an Independent Review of Progress or a short-term holding facility assessment.