Tinsley House is a United Kingdom Immigration Removal Centre (IRC), where individuals are held while awaiting decisions on their asylum claim or considered for deportation from the UK for various reasons. It is located on Perimeter Road South of Gatwick Airport in Gatwick, West Sussex, England. Tinsley House is managed by security firm Serco on behalf of Border Force. When Tinsley House was established in 1996, it was the UK's first purpose-built detention centre. Since then, the UK's detention estate has expanded substantially and there are now nine immigration removal centres. Some individuals are also detained in short-term holding facilities and prisons.
Tinsley House has bed spaces for 119 males and eight units for families. The family wings have access to outdoor children's play area, small kitchenette and childcare. The centre has a well-stocked library, a computer room, English language and arts and crafts access, television rooms, chapel and prayer rooms. It includes a sports hall and field with equipment for detainees to play football and volleyball and also well-equipped gym. The visiting times are 14:00 to 21:00 every day.
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References
- "Find an immigration removal centre: Tinsley House, Gatwick". GOV.UK. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- "Inspectors find Tinsley House removal centre 'improved'". BBC News. 26 July 2011.
- "INSPECTORS FIND G4S-MANAGED TINSLEY HOUSE IS PERFORMING WELL". G4S Media Centre. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
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- "IRC Tinsley House – Immigration Removal Centres". Inside Time. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
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