Question follow-through · 53993

Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any penalties have been applied to Serco for non-compliance with contractual obligations at Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre in the past 12 months.

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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, whether any penalties have been applied to Serco for non-compliance with contractual obligations at Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre in the past 12 months.

  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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