Question follow-through · 97730

Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre: Independent Monitoring Boards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of the Independent Monitoring Board for Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre have been appointed; and what the names of those members are.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
5 Dec 2025
Target answer date
11 Dec 2025
Answer
19 Dec 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of the Independent Monitoring Board for Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre have been appointed; and what the names of those members are.

  2. 11 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 Dec 2025

    Answer published

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  4. 22 Dec 2025

    Answer corrected

    Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) opened on 1 December 2025 following completion of Phase 1 construction. As of 8 December there are currently 9 individuals detained at the IRC. Further information regarding Campsfield IRC can be found in the fa...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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