Pease Pottage, Crawley, West Susex

Cedars Pre-Departure Accommodation

United Kingdom

Status

Closed/ceased migrant detention

2016

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: UK Visas and Immigration

Management: G4S Group (Private For-Profit)

Detains: Asylum seekers (administrative), Families, Accompanied minors, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
44
2

28 January 2014

YES

2014

United Kingdom

20,604

Migration Detainee Entries

7,332

Detained Asylum Seekers

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FACILITY NAMES
Cedars Pre-Departure Accommodation
Location

Country: United Kingdom

City & Region: Pease Pottage, Crawley, West Susex, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 51.0833610437, -0.2003288269

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2016
Last documented use
2016
In use
2015
In use
2014
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2011
Management
Management
Type
Year
G4S Group
Private For-Profit
2016
G4S Group
Private For-Profit
2014
G4S Group
Private For-Profit
2012
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
UK Visas and Immigration
Home Office
Interior or Home Affairs
2011
Outsourced services and non-state actors
Provider
Service
Year
Barnardo's
Education or training
2016
G4S Group
Health care
2016
G4S Group
Management
2014
G4S Group
Health care
2014
Tascor
Detainee transport
2014
Reliance
Detainee transport
2012
G4S Group
Health care
2012

DETAINEES

Demographics

Families

2011

Accompanied minors

2011
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2011

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2011

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 44

2016

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 44

2014

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 44

2012
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
2
28 January 2014
1
26 May 2012

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Medium-term (4-20 days)

2011

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2014
2012

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Security Level Semi-secure

2011

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Reports of self-harming
Self harm reported
Incident/Report date
Yes
2 January

MONITORING & ACCESS

Family Access

Family Access Yes

2014

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