Large Scale Expansion Of Britain’s Detention Estate – Home Office

Posted May 20th, 2008 in immigration, press releases by sally

“The UK Border Agency today (19 May) announced plans for up to 60 per cent more immigration removal centre places. The extra spaces, which will total between 1,300 and 1,500, will help the new Agency lift the number of removals of illegal immigrants up from its current performance of one removal every eight minutes.”

Press release

Home Office, 19th May 2008

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk