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<p>The safety and welfare of all those in our care is of the utmost importance and
we accept nothing but the highest standards from those companies employed to provide
detention and escorting services on our behalf.</p><p>Individuals detained in the
immigration detention estate must be treated in accordance with the Detention Centre
Rules 2001, the operating standards for IRCs and Detention Services Orders. Service
providers for IRCs are contractually required to comply with all relevant UK legislation.</p><p>Immigration
removal centres (IRC) suppliers are required to provide a safe and secure environment
for detained individuals in their care and the conditions and facilities at all immigration
detention facilities are kept under regular review.</p><p>IRCs are subject to statutory
oversight by His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons and by Independent Monitoring
Boards who are both members of the National Preventative Mechanism comprising a group
of independent bodies which monitor the treatment of and conditions for detained individuals.
This contributes to the UK’s response to its international obligations under the Optional
Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT).</p><p>The European Committee for the Prevention of
Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) visited the UK from
25 to 28 November 2022 and met the Minister for Immigration and senior officials.
Their report is scheduled to be published in 2023.</p>
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