Countries
1: Africa.
2: Americas.
3: Asia-Pacific.
4: Europe.
- 4.1: Belgium.
- 4.2: Bulgaria.
- 4.3: Cyprus.
- 4.4: Czech Republic.
- 4.5: Denmark.
- 4.6: Estonia.
- 4.7: Finland.
- 4.8: France.
- 4.9: Greece.
- 4.10: Hungary.
- 4.11: Ireland.
- 4.12: Italy.
- 4.13: Latvia.
- 4.14: Lithuania.
- 4.15: Luxembourg.
- 4.16: Malta.
- 4.17: Netherlands.
- 4.18: Norway.
- 4.19: Poland.
- 4.20: Portugal.
- 4.21: Romania.
- 4.22: Slovakia.
- 4.23: Slovenia.
- 4.24: Spain.
- 4.25: Sweden.
- 4.26: Switzerland.
- 4.27: Turkey.
- 4.28: Ukraine.
- 4.29: United Kingdom.
  - 4.29.1: Introduction.
  - 4.29.2: List of Detention Sites .
  - 4.29.3: Map of Detention Sites.
  - 4.29.4: Country Links.
  - 4.29.5: Reference List.
5: Middle East .

Quick Facts

Dedicated long-term immigration detention centres: 11 (2011)

Short-term residential detention centres: 3 (2011)

Semi-secure “family friendly” centres: 1 (2011)

Detention capacity at long-term facilities: 3,341 (2011)

Removals and voluntary departures: 57,085 (2010)

Asylum seekers in detention: 17,790 (2010)

Irregular residents: 525,000-950,000 (end 2007)

Max. length of administrative immigration detention: No limit

Country Links

Last updated: June 2011

United Kingdom Detention Profile

Map of "In Use" Detention Sites

For more detailed information, see the complete List of Detention Sites.

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