Colnbrook Residential Short-Term Holding Facility (STHF) in United Kingdom

Colnbrook Residential Short-Term Holding Facility (STHF)

Status

In use

2023

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: UK Visas and Immigration

Management: Serco Ltd. (Private For-Profit)

Detains: Adult men, Adult women, Asylum seekers (administrative), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity	Reported population	Deaths at facility
18	256 31 December 2023	Yes 6 December 2016

Capacity

Reported population

Deaths at facility

18

256

31 December 2023

Yes

6 December 2016

FACILITY NAMES

Colnbrook Residential Short-Term Holding Facility (STHF)

Location

Country: United Kingdom

City & Region: Harmondsworth, West Drayton, Middlesex, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 51.4826657425, -0.482711792

Contact Information

Address: Colnbrook STHF Colnbrook Bypass Harmondsworth West Drayton Middlesex UB7 0FX UK

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status In use

2023

Status Last documented use

2016

Status In use

2013

Facility type

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2011

National typology

Name Short-Term Holding Facility

2015

Management

Name Serco Ltd.

Type Private For-Profit

2011

Custodial Authorities

Agency UK Visas and Immigration

Ministry Home Office

Ministry Typology Interior or Home Affairs

2011

Operating Period

Year of Entry 2004

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult men

2010

Name Adult women

2010

Categories of detainees

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2011

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2011

Countries of Origin

Country #1 Brazil

Country #2 India

Country #3 Bulgaria

Country #4 Malaysia

Country #5 Pakistan

2023

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 18

2024

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 80

2009

Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)

Number

Date

256

31 December 2023

30 September 2023

31 December 2022

30 September 2022

31 December 2021

31 December 2020

31 December 2019

31 December 2018

31 December 2017

31 December 2016

31 December 2015

31 December 2014

31 December 2013

31 December 2012

1 April 2011

Number of women detained on single day

Number

Date

30 September 2022

31 December 2022

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Medium-term (4-20 days)

2011

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2011

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2011

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Reports of Deaths

Name of deceased individual

Date of death

N.A.

6 December 2016