Question to the Home Office:
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, what the total capacity is of each Immigration Removal Centre.
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 |