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This publication is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/campsfield-immigration-removal-centre-factsheet/campsfield-immigration-removal-centre-factsheet
October 2026
Introduction
The government is committed to removing foreign criminals and others who have no legal right to be in the UK. Immigration detention is a necessary part of an effective returns system, enabling the Home Office to hold individuals securely where detention is lawful and necessary, including while arrangements are made for their removal.
Nearly 80,000 illegal migrants and foreign criminals have been returned or deported from the UK since the 2024 election to the end of June 2026, an increase of 52% on the previous two years [July 2022 – June 2024]. This includes over 11,000 foreign national offenders, 41% up on the previous two years. The government continues to strengthen enforcement and increase returns of foreign criminals. Investment in additional detention capacity, such as Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre (IRC), is essential to support this work.
The Home Office has redeveloped an IRC at the former Campsfield House, near Oxford. Development is being undertaken in two phases: refurbishment of existing buildings, with Phase 1 now complete and operational, and proposed new build accommodation for Phase 2.
Campsfield IRC, currently provides refurbished accommodation for detained men. Subject to the Crown Development process and necessary approvals, Phase 2 would provide additional new build accommodation. The development takes account of findings from local engagement, external scrutiny reports, internal lessons learned reviews and is intended to provide modern, safe and secure accommodation.
Detention general
Immigration detention means that a person is held in a secure centre under immigration powers. While detained, they are not free to leave the centre or to access the local area or local services.
Published Home Office detention policy is clear that detention for the purpose of removal must only ever be used where there is a realistic prospect of removal within a reasonable timeframe.
Most periods of detention are short: in the year ending June 2026, 97% of people leaving detention had been detained for less than six months, and 64% for one month or less.
Individuals can be granted bail, by either the Home Office or Court. Conditions are applied to those released on immigration bail.
People granted immigration bail are released to a specified address, which may be existing accommodation or the home of family or members of their support network. They will not be released into the local area unless their specified bail address, including asylum accommodation, is in the area, or to no fixed address in a very small number of cases.
Detained individuals being released who are not collected by relatives or friends will be safely transported to a local transport hub by the contracted service provider’s staff and, where needed, provided with a travel warrant to complete their onward journey.
For more information about the release of people from immigration detention, please Detention Services Order (DSO) 01/2018 - Release of detainees from immigration detention.
For further statistics on immigration detention and returns, see How many people are detained or returned?.
Campsfield IRC
Campsfield IRC opened on 1 December 2025, following completion of Phase 1 construction, providing 160 bed spaces for detained men in refurbished accommodation, compared to 282 in the former IRC which closed in 2018.
Campsfield IRC is now operational. Phase 2 is a separate proposed development that would provide a further 240 beds, increasing the total capacity of the centre to 400, subject to the outcome of the Crown Development process and the necessary approvals.
The main contractor for Phase 2 at Campsfield IRC has been appointed, with initial work focused on design and project development.
The consultation period for the Phase 2 Crown Development application has now closed. The next stage of the process will be a public inquiry, at which the proposal and the representations received will be considered.
The Home Office has engaged with the local planning authority, local councillors, Members of Parliament and other stakeholders, including the police, fire and health services and independent oversight bodies, as part of the Crown Development process.
Further information on the Crown Development process can be found here: Crown Development and Urgent Crown Development - GOV.UK.
Facilities and environment
The site is a secure IRC and has robust physical security measures and appropriate security procedures in place to ensure the facility operates safely and securely. Detained people are held under immigration powers and are not free to leave the centre or to access the local area or local services.
The IRC accommodates a mixture of time-served foreign national offenders with the precise population determined according to operational requirements, while arrangements are made to remove them from the UK.
An individual may be detained under immigration powers under certain circumstances, for example while their identity is being established, where there is a risk of absconding, or in support of the return of an individual with no legal right to be in the UK.
All rooms meet the standards as set out in the accommodation standards