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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Find an immigration removal centre: Tinsley House, Gatwick". GOV.UK. UK Government. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "IRC Larne House – Immigration Removal Centres". insidetime. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.