Larne House Short Term Holding Facility

Larne House is a United Kingdom Immigration Removal Centre (IRC), where individuals are held while awaiting decisions on their asylum claim or considered for deportation from the UK for various reasons.

Description

It is located on Perimeter Road South of Gatwick Airport in Gatwick, West Sussex, England.[1] Larne House is managed by security firm Capita on behalf of Border Force.[2] When Larne House was established in 2011, it was the UK's first purpose-built detention centre in Northern Ireland.[3]

There are bed spaces for 19 people.[4] The centre was originally managed by Reliance Secure Task Management.[5] The centre has a lounge area, a dining room, a smoking area, a shop, 24-hour healthcare services, laundry services and a multi-faith prayer room.[4] When it originally opened it was planned to hold 21 people, and Amnesty publicly called for an independent system for monitoring the centre.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Find an immigration removal centre: Tinsley House, Gatwick". GOV.UK. UK Government. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  2. ^ "EU detentions in NI hit record in Brexit year". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 13 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Illlegal Immigrant Detention Centre Opens". 4ni.co.uk. Flagship Media Group Ltd. 8 July 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b "IRC Larne House – Immigration Removal Centres". insidetime. 6 January 2015. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Larne House security firm criticised by Amnesty". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 July 2011. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Illegal immigrant holding centre opened in Larne". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2024.

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