 Entrance to the detention camp | |
  Location in the United Kingdom | |
| Location | Bedfordshire, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 52°11′43″N 0°29′05″W / 52.19528°N 0.48472°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Immigration removal centre |
| Opened | 19 November 2001 |
| Managed by | Serco |
Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre is a detention centre for foreign nationals prior to their deportation from the United Kingdom, one of 10 such centres currently in the UK.[1] It is located near Milton Ernest in Bedfordshire, England, and is operated by Serco,[2] which describes the place as "a fully contained residential centre housing adult women and adult family groups awaiting immigration clearance."[3] Its population is, and has been, overwhelmingly female.[4]
- ^ "Find an immigration removal centre". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre". serco.com. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ "Welcome to Yarl's Wood". yarlswood.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ Bowers, Malia (30 June 2014). "The Gender Politics of Closing Down Yarl's Wood". blogs.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.