Immigration: Private Sector

(asked on 21st May 2018) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government which functions of the immigration department of the Home Office are carried out by private contractors; and in each case, who are those contractors.


Answered by
Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait
Baroness Williams of Trafford
Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
This question was answered on 5th June 2018

Details of the immigration department’s contracts with private contractors are included in the table below:

UK Immigration Enforcement

Service Name

Service Description

Contractor Name

Immigration Removal Centre

Contract for the provision of operation, management and maintenance of the Colnbrook and Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centres.

Mitie Care and Custody

Immigration Removal Centre

Contract for the provision of operation, management and maintenance of the Brook House Immigration Removal Centre.

G4S

Immigration Removal Centre

Contract for the provision of operation, management and maintenance of the Tinsley House Immigration Removal Centre.

G4S

Immigration Removal Centre

Contract for the provision of operation, management and maintenance of the Yarl's wood Immigration Removal Centre.

Serco

Immigration Removal Centre

Contract for the provision of operation, management and maintenance of the Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre.

Mitie Care and Custody

Immigration Removal Centre

Contract for the provision of operation, management and maintenance of the Dungavel House Immigration Removal Centre.

GEO

Pre-Departure Accommodation Welfare Services

Contract for the provision of Pre-Departure Accommodation Welfare Services Welfare

G4S

Escorting Services

Contract for the provision of In-country and Overseas Escorting, operation and management of Short Term Holding Facilities and Holding Rooms and related services

Mitie Care and Custody

Travel Services

Services Agreement for the provision of Travel Services for immigration purposes.

Carlson Wagonlit UK Ltd

UK Visas and Immigration

Service Name

Service Description

Contractor Name

COMPASS London & South

Asylum Accommodation, Transport and Support Services

Clearsprings Ready Homes

COMPASS South West & Wales

Asylum Accommodation, Transport and Support Services

Clearsprings Ready Homes

COMPASS Midlands & East of England

Asylum Accommodation, Transport and Support Services

G4S

COMPASS North East, Yorkshire & Humber

Asylum Accommodation, Transport and Support Services

G4S

COMPASS North West

Asylum Accommodation, Transport and Support Services

Serco

COMPASS Scotland & Northern Ireland

Asylum Accommodation, Transport and Support Services

Serco

Life in the UK Test

Administration of Life in the UK Test

PSI Services UK Ltd

Secure English Language Test

Conduct secure English language testing services

Trinity College IELTS Consortium

Digital Assisting

Assisted digital service for customers

We Are Digital

Education assessment

Assessment of educational evidence from customers

Ecctis Ltd

Next generation of Visas

Provision of international visa application centres

Teleperformance VF Worldwide

Biometric data capture in UK

Biometric data capture in UK

Post Office Sopra Steria

Logistics of biometric residency permit cards

Logistics of biometric residency permit cards

Post Office DX Secure

Financial Check

Financial check

Experian Indesser

Contact centre

Contact Service centre for customers

Sitel

Asylum Childcare

Childcare services for asylum seeker interviews in Glasgow

Little Stars Nursery

Asylum Childcare

Childcare services for asylum seeker interviews in Newcastle

Heaton Community Centre

Asylum Childcare

Childcare services for asylum seeker interviews in Liverpool

Bizz Kids

Asylum Childcare

Childcare services for asylum seeker interviews in Solihull

Mobile Creche Company Ltd

Asylum Childcare

Childcare services for asylum seeker interviews in Cardiff

South Riverside Community Development Centre Ltd

Asylum Childcare

Childcare services for asylum seeker interviews in Croydon

Pre-School Learning Alliance

Asylum Support Payments

Payment of support to eligible applicants

Sodexo Motivation Solutions Ltd

Language Analysis

Analysis of language for asylum applicants

Verified AB

Language Analysis

Analysis of language for asylum applicants

Skandinnavisk SprakanalysAB (Sprakab)

Consolidated Asylum Support Application Service (CASAS)

Assistance for asylum applicants for the completion of their initial application

Migrant Helpline Ltd

Adult Victims of Modern Slavery

Adult victims of modern slavery care and co-ordination services

The Salvation Army

Reticulating Splines