County Durham

Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre (IRC)

United Kingdom

Status

In use

2023

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: UK Visas and Immigration

Management: Mitie (Private For-Profit)

Detains: Adult men, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
135
40

31 December 2023

No Data
United Kingdom

23,970

Migration Detainees

15,864

Migration Detainee Entries

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FACILITY NAMES
Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre (IRC)
Location

Country: United Kingdom

City & Region: County Durham, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 54.87604879626063, -1.8278266246864427

Contact Information
Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre
Corbridge Road
Consett
Co Durham
DH8 6QY

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2023
In use
2021
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2021
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Immigration Removal Centre (IRC)
2021
Management
Management
Type
Year
Mitie
Private For-Profit
2021
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
UK Visas and Immigration
Home Office
Interior or Home Affairs
2023
Outsourced services and non-state actors
Provider
Service
Year
Spectrum Community Health
Health care
2024
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2021

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult men

2025

Name Adult women

2024

Name Adult women

2023
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2024
Countries of Origin

Country #1 Albania

Country #2 Romania

Country #3 Brazil

Country #4 China

Country #5 Nigeria

2023

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 135

2024

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 80

2023
Migration Detainee Entries

Number 99

2023
Number of women detained (year)

Number of women detained 40

2023
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
40
31 December 2023
26
30 September 2023
29
31 December 2022
32
30 September 2022
9
31 December 2021
Number of women detained on single day
Number
Date
50
30 September 2024
58
30 June 2024
43
31 March 2024
40
31 December 2023
26
30 September 2023
19
30 June 2023
33
31 March 2023
29
31 December 2022
32
30 September 2022

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Medical Screening upon Arrival (within 48 hours)

Yes

2024
Psychological Evaluation upon Arrival

Yes

2024
Nurse on Duty

Daily

2024

MONITORING & ACCESS

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Telephones

Yes

2024
Internet Access

Yes (with restrictions)

2024