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<p>The immigration removal estate is kept under ongoing review to ensure that the
Home Office has sufficient resilience, geographical footprint and capacity for the
men and women it proves necessary to detain for the purposes of removal, while providing
value for money.</p><p>As the previous Prime Minister said in April, the Government
is expanding its immigration detention facilities to remove those with no right to
remain in the UK. In June 2022, the Home Office announced the first stages of procurement
to operate a new immigration removal centre (IRC) on the site of the former Campsfield
House, Oxfordshire. Our plans for the site of the former Campsfield House IRC are
part of that expansion. The new IRC, which will be a secure facility and will accommodate
around 400 men, will not be operational until at least late 2023.</p>
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