Manston

Manston Short-Term Holding Facility

Status

In use

2022

Type: Secure reception centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Mitie Care and Custody (Private For-Profit)

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

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
1600
1600

7 November 2022

Yes

30 December 2022

United Kingdom

23,970

Migration Detainees

15,864

Migration Detainee Entries

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Manston Processing Centre is a short-term holding facility located on a former military base in Kent. Opened in February 2022 in response to growing numbers of migrants and asylum seekers reaching the UK by boat, the centre was the source of public and political controversy in October/November 2022 when reports emerged highlighting extreme overcrowding, the detention of individuals - including children - well beyond the centre's 24-hour detention limit, and squalid conditions. Observers reported asylum seekers having to sleep on the floor for nights on end, detainees being prevented from using toilets in private, and the spread of diseases including diphtheria and scabies.

FACILITY NAMES
Manston Short-Term Holding Facility
Location

Country: United Kingdom

City & Region: Manston, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 51.351226, 1.349685

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status In use

2022
Facility type

Category Filter Administrative

Type Secure reception centre

2022
National typology

Name Manston Asylum Processing Site

2022
Management

Name Mitie Care and Custody

Type Private For-Profit

2022
Outsourced services and non-state actors

Provider Mitie Care and Custody

Service Management

2022
Operating Period

Year of Entry 2022

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Accompanied minors

2022

Name Families

2022

Name Adult men

2022

Name Adult women

2022

Name Unaccompanied minors

Categories of detainees

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2022

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2022

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 1600

2022
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
1600
7 November 2022
4000
1 November 2022
Reports of Detainee Overpopulation at Facility

Reported Overpopulation Yes

2022

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Medium-term (4-20 days)

2022

Length Short-term (3 days or less)

2022
Overstays

Reported Overstays Yes

2022
Maximum Legal Length of Detention (days)
Days
Year
1
2022

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions

Overcrowding

2022

Protection from Physical Violence

2022

Separation of different categories of detainees

2022

Food provision

2022

Access to telephones

2022

Access to internet

2022

Bedding and clothing

2022

Outdoor exercise

2022

Showers and toilets

2022

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Carceral Environment

Yes

2022
Non-Carceral Child-Friendly Space

No

2022
Internal Security Regime

Mixed Regime (secure and open sections)

2022
External Security Regime

Secure

2022

STAFF

Specially Trained

Partially

2022
Mistreatment Reports

Yes

2022

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

No

2022
Age Segregation

No

2022
Legal Segregation

Not Applicable

2022
Family Segregation

No

2022

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

Outdoor Space

No

2022

HEALTH

Medical Screening upon Arrival (within 48 hours)

Yes

2022
Doctor on Duty

At least once a week

2022
Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
N.A.
30 December 2022
Reports of self-harming
Self harm reported
Incident/Report date
Yes
5 November 2022
Covid-19 Measures
Measure
Implementation
Obvs. Date
COVID Testing
Yes
2022

MONITORING & ACCESS

Lawyer Access

No

2022

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Telephones

Limited

2022
Internet Access

No

2022
Access to Personal Cell Phones

No

2022