Last inspectedJuly 2023Full inspection, unannounced
Source: HM Inspectorate of Prisons report published 4 October 2023 · last checked 29 October 2026
Latest inspection
At its last full inspection (July 2023; report published October 2023), inspectors found outcomes for detainees were not sufficiently good for safety; reasonably good for respect, activities and preparation for removal and release. It held 347 detainees at the time, against an operational capacity of 410. It is run by Serco.
Healthy prison tests: inspectors grade four areas from 1 (poor) to 4 (good).
Inspection history
Safety: not sufficiently good · Respect: reasonably good · Activities: reasonably good · Preparation for removal and release: reasonably good Read our story
Inspectors found more protests and frustration at the Bedfordshire immigration removal centre, with nearly half of men saying they felt unsafe, though relationships and living conditions were mostly good.
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