UKBA detention capacity @ 15th April 2009

At present there are a total of 3,105 bed spaces, in Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs) and Short Term Holding Facilities (STHFs), a planed increase of 1,300 bed spaces will bring the capacity to 4,405

A sizable number of prison bed spaces are occupied by persons off the end of criminal sentences (have reached their release date) and continue to be detained as immigration offenders, awaiting deportation or transfer to a detention centre. UKBA no longer release the numbers of those held in prison as immigration offenders.

Eight IRCs and 4 STHFs are owned/managed or managed by private corporations, three IRCs managed by the Prison Service.

Campsfield House IRC GEO Group Bed spaces: 216 male detainees

Harmondsworth IRC Kalyx Bed spaces 259 male detainees

Yarl's Wood IRC Serco Bed spaces 405 (284 single female; 121 family)

Colnbrook IRC Serco Bed spaces 388 male detainees (STHC male/female)

Brook House IRC G4S Bed spaces 426 male detainees

Oakington IRC G4S Bed spaces 408 male detainees

Dungavel House G4S Bed spaces 190 Mixed, male, female, families

Tinsley House G4S Bed spaces 146 Mixed, male, female, families

Queens Buildings (Heathrow) STHF G4S Bed spaces 15

Manchester STHF G4S Bed spaces 32

Harwich STHF Abbey Security Ltd Bed spaces 12

Dover Harbour STHF Dover Harbour Board Bed spaces 20

Dover IRC HM Prison Service Bed spaces 316 male detainees

Haslar IRC HM Prison Service Bed spaces 160 male detainees

Lindholme IRC HM Prison Service Bed spaces 112 male detainees

Planed increase of 1,300 bed spaces in 2 new IRC's

Yarl's Wood (could open 2010) Up to 500 (male) Planning approval obtained.

Bullingdon (could open 2012) Up to 800 (male) Awaiting planning decision.

(Editors note, data has been taken from UKBA web sites)