HM Inspectorate of Prisons
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons for England and Wales (HMIP) has a responsibility to report on the conditions and treatment of those in prisons and other places of detention. This includes immigration detention.
The Chief Inspector is appointed by the Justice Secretary. The Inspectorate's team is expected to provide independent scrutiny of detention using a human rights based framework based on the concept of ‘healthy establishments’.
'Several obviously mentally ill women had been detained before being sectioned and released to a more appropriate medical facility; it was difficult to understand why they had been detained in the first place'
HMIP on Yarl’s Wood, 2013
The Inspectorate team carry out unannounced inspections of each detention facility every two to three years, and produce a report of their findings. They also make a series of recommendations to the Home Office and centre management. These recommendations form the basis of a service improvement plan, detailing how recommendations will be implemented, or rejected. We’ve collated the full list of reports below. You can find out more on the HMIP website.
Here you will find the most recent inspection reports on each detention centre.
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Brook House: 20th May - 7th June 2019
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Campsfield House: 10-21 September 2018
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Colnbrook: 19 November–7 December 2018
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Dover: 3rd -14th March 2014
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Dungavel: 2–5, 9–11, 16–19 July 2018
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Heathrow IRC(Harmondsworth): 2–20 October 2017
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Larne STHF: 6th June 2018
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Morton Hall: 21st November - 25th November 2016
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Pennine House STHF: 12 January 2016
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Tinsley House: 3–5, 9–11 & 16–19 April 2018
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Pre-departure accommadation(Tinsley) : 3–5, 9–12 & 16–20 April 2018
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Verne: 2nd - 13th March 2015
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Yarl's Wood: 5–7, 12–16 June 2017
Thematic Inspection Reports:
