Larne, Northern Ireland

Larne House Residential Short-Term Holding Facility (STHF)

United Kingdom

Status

In use

2026

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Mitie (Private For-Profit)

Detains: Adult women, Adult men, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
19
3

31 December 2024

No Data
United Kingdom

20,604

Migration Detainee Entries

7,332

Detained Asylum Seekers

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FACILITY NAMES
Larne House Residential Short-Term Holding Facility (STHF)
Location

Country: United Kingdom

City & Region: Larne, Northern Ireland, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 54.8584300678, -5.8090209961

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2026
In use
2024
In use
2023
In use
2020
Last documented use
2016
In use
2015
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2013
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Residential Short-Term Holding Facility (STHF)
2013
Management
Management
Type
Year
Mitie
Private For-Profit
2023
Tascor
Private For-Profit
2016
Tascor
Private For-Profit
2013
Reliance
Private For-Profit
2011
Outsourced services and non-state actors
Provider
Service
Year
Tascor
Health care
2016
Tascor
Detainee transport
2013
Tascor
Management
2013
Reliance
Management
2011
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2011

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult women

2013

Adult men

2013
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2013
Countries of Origin

Country #1 Brazil

Country #2 Bulgaria

Country #3 Poland

Country #4 Romania

2023

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 19

2024

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 19

2023

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 19

2016

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 19

2013
Migration Detainee Entries

Number 322

2023
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
3
31 December 2024
1
31 December 2023
4
30 September 2023
4
31 December 2022
5
30 September 2022
3
31 December 2021
1
31 December 2020
5
31 December 2019
7
31 December 2018
5
31 December 2017
2
31 December 2016
1
31 December 2015
Number of men detained on single day
Number
Date
1
31 March 2023
4
30 September 2022
Number of women detained on single day
Number
Date
2
31 December 2022

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Medium-term (4-20 days)

2013
Overstays

Reported Overstays Yes

2013
Maximum Legal Length of Detention (days)
Days
Year
7
2023

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2013

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Gender Segregation No

2013
Age Segregation

Age Segregation Not Applicable

2013
Legal Segregation

Legal Segregation Not Applicable

2013
Family Segregation

Family Segregation Not Applicable

2013

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Reports of self-harming
Self harm reported
Incident/Report date
No

MONITORING & ACCESS

Family Access

Family Access Yes

2013

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