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…d we found that centre staff cared for detainees reasonably well. However, Harmondsworth needed significant refurbishment to bring it up to an acceptable standard. The lengthy detention of people with substantial vulnerabilities who had, in some cases, been declared unfit for detention, was also a serious concern.” – End – Notes to editors Read the report: Harmondsworth immigration removal centre This report was published on 30 April 2021. HM Insp…

Published: 30 April 2021

…otes to editors The report, published on 13 March 2018, is available here. Harmondsworth immigration removal centre (IRC) is Europe’s largest detention facility, holding up to 676 male detainees, close to Heathrow Airport. The centre is run for the Home Office by Care and Custody, a division of the Mitie Group. Since 2014, Harmondsworth has been under the same management as the neighbouring Colnbrook IRC, and the two centres are collectively known…

Published: 13 March 2018

…w. Previous inspections over recent years have recorded steady progress at Harmondsworth, after a second disturbance at the centre in 2006. At its last inspection in early 2010, this improvement had continued although the opening of new accommodation at that time raised the prospect of significant challenges as it meant that the centre was to double in size. At this inspection, we found some improvements had been sustained during a time of conside…

Published: 11 April 2012

…inspection of the immigration removal centre (IRC) near Heathrow airport. Harmondsworth IRC, Europe’s largest immigration detention facility, holds up to 661 male detainees and is run for the Home Office by the Mitie Group. Since the start of a new contract in September 2014, both Harmondsworth and the adjacent Colnbrook IRC have been under the same management. The centres are now known collectively as Heathrow IRC. Its last inspection was in Aug…

Published: 01 March 2016

…well managed. Nick Hardwick said: ‘It was hard to dispel the feeling that Harmondsworth was in a state of drift. There was some uncertainty about the future of the management contract. The centre did not seem to be progressing and some services were being poorly managed. Routines were maintained, but there had been, for example, little consideration of the changing nature of what was a potentially lower-risk population. A more careful and thought…

Published: 16 January 2014