IMMIGRATION July, enforcement and removal figures
National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campai | 13.10.2000 02:06
Removals as at July 2000, (2nd highest this year)
Port refused & removed 3,195
Enforcement removals 645
Total Number of removals 3,840
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Home Office figures show that, for the first seven months of 2000, there was a 28.93% increase in the number of deportations and removals over the same period in 1999. From 1st January - 31st July 2000, 26,515 people were deported from the UK.
Port refused & removed 3,195
Enforcement removals 645
Total Number of removals 3,840
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Home Office figures show that, for the first seven months of 2000, there was a 28.93% increase in the number of deportations and removals over the same period in 1999. From 1st January - 31st July 2000, 26,515 people were deported from the UK.
There were 1037 persons recorded as being in detention(1) in the United Kingdom solely under
Immigration Act powers as at 31 July 2000, by place of detention. Lindholme detention/prison has entered the statistics for the 1st time. (Oakington, though holding immigration detainees, is still excluded).
Location Total Detainees
Immigration detention centres(2)
Campsfield House 187
Dover Harbour 13
Harmondsworth 62
Heathrow 5
Longport 4
Manchester Airport 6
Tinsley House 111
Prison establishments(3)
Bedford 3
Belmarsh 20
Birmingham 6
Blakenhurst 4
Bristol 3
Brixton 15
Bullingdon 5
Canterbury 6
Craiginches 6
Doncaster 7
Dorchester 3
Durham 3
Elmley 2
Feltham 9
Greenock 28
Haslar 153
High Down 22
Holloway 14
Holme House 4
Lancaster Farms 2
Leeds 8
Lewes 2
Lindholme 56
Liverpool 3
Magilligan 10
Manchester 13
Norwich 2
Pentonville 9
Rochester 192
Wandsworth 8
Winchester 2
Wormwood Scrubs 10
Other prison establishments 9
Total 1037
(1) Figures exclude persons detained in police cells (other than at Dover Harbour).
(2) Figures include the use of police cells at Dover Harbour.
(3) The figures for Prison establishments may include some persons detained under dual immigration and other powers.
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Below are the locations of the Home Office, detention estate. (Maximum holding capacity 1,327)
Figures are for the number of beds at each location.
Detention Centres
Campsfield 184
Dover Harbour 20
Harmondsworth 91
Queens buildings 15
Longport 4
Manchester Airport 16
Tinsley House 150
Detention Prisons
*HMP Haslar 139
*HMP Rochester 198
*HMP Lindholme 110
Reception Centres
Oakington 400
*Asylum seekers held in these establishments are subject to prison rules.
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Since coming to power in May 1997, up to the end of July 2000, New Labour have deported over 120, 668 people.
Immigration Act powers as at 31 July 2000, by place of detention. Lindholme detention/prison has entered the statistics for the 1st time. (Oakington, though holding immigration detainees, is still excluded).
Location Total Detainees
Immigration detention centres(2)
Campsfield House 187
Dover Harbour 13
Harmondsworth 62
Heathrow 5
Longport 4
Manchester Airport 6
Tinsley House 111
Prison establishments(3)
Bedford 3
Belmarsh 20
Birmingham 6
Blakenhurst 4
Bristol 3
Brixton 15
Bullingdon 5
Canterbury 6
Craiginches 6
Doncaster 7
Dorchester 3
Durham 3
Elmley 2
Feltham 9
Greenock 28
Haslar 153
High Down 22
Holloway 14
Holme House 4
Lancaster Farms 2
Leeds 8
Lewes 2
Lindholme 56
Liverpool 3
Magilligan 10
Manchester 13
Norwich 2
Pentonville 9
Rochester 192
Wandsworth 8
Winchester 2
Wormwood Scrubs 10
Other prison establishments 9
Total 1037
(1) Figures exclude persons detained in police cells (other than at Dover Harbour).
(2) Figures include the use of police cells at Dover Harbour.
(3) The figures for Prison establishments may include some persons detained under dual immigration and other powers.
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Below are the locations of the Home Office, detention estate. (Maximum holding capacity 1,327)
Figures are for the number of beds at each location.
Detention Centres
Campsfield 184
Dover Harbour 20
Harmondsworth 91
Queens buildings 15
Longport 4
Manchester Airport 16
Tinsley House 150
Detention Prisons
*HMP Haslar 139
*HMP Rochester 198
*HMP Lindholme 110
Reception Centres
Oakington 400
*Asylum seekers held in these establishments are subject to prison rules.
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Since coming to power in May 1997, up to the end of July 2000, New Labour have deported over 120, 668 people.
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