Question follow-through · 53992

Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what oversight mechanisms her Department has established to ensure that Serco fulfils its contractual obligations as the operator of Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre.

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
21 May 2025
Target answer date
4 Jun 2025
Answer
4 Jun 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what oversight mechanisms her Department has established to ensure that Serco fulfils its contractual obligations as the operator of Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre.

  2. 4 Jun 2025

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  3. 4 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    Onsite Home Office Compliance Teams are responsible for ensuring that Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) contracted centre providers are fulfilling their contractual requirements. Performance is monitored through a robust and comprehensive system of contrac...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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