Portland, Dorset

The Verne (IRC)

United Kingdom

Status

Closed/ceased migrant detention

2017

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: HM Prison Service (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
580
575

14 March 2015

YES

2015

United Kingdom

23,970

Migration Detainees

15,864

Migration Detainee Entries

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FACILITY NAMES
The Verne (IRC)
Location

Country: United Kingdom

City & Region: Portland, Dorset, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 50.561534, -2.435725

Contact Information

Portland, Dorset, DT5 1EQ



Tel: 01305 825000

Fax: 01305 825001


MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2017
Last documented use
2016
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2016
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Immigration Removal Centre (IRC)
2016
Management
Management
Type
Year
HM Prison Service
Governmental
2016
Outsourced services and non-state actors
Provider
Service
Year
Dorset Healthcare University Foundation Trust
Health care
2016
Tascor
Detainee transport
2015

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult men

2015

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 580

2016
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
575
14 March 2015

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions

Hygiene

2015

Showers and toilets

2015

Protection from Physical Violence

2015

CARCERAL INDICATORS

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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