Independent report

An inspection of contingency asylum accommodation: HMIP report on Penally Camp and Napier Barracks

The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) with the assistance of colleagues from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMI Prisons) inspected the Home Office’s use of Penally Camp and Napier Barracks as contingency asylum accommodation. The inspection was conducted between November 2020 and March 2021.

• From: Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration
• Published: 22 July 2021

Documents

An inspection of contingency asylum accommodation: HMIP report on Penally Camp and Napier Barracks

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Details

The inspectors conducted visits to both sites, Penally Camp on 16 and 17 February and Napier Barracks on 17 and 18 February. The ICIBI also returned for a further visit to Napier Barracks on 4 March.

On 8 March 2021 the then Chief Inspector, David Bolt, published interim high-level findings. This report is the fuller final report that was sent to the Home Office. It reflects the department’s factual accuracy checks, and includes forewords from David Bolt, the previous Chief Inspector, and David Neal, the current Chief Inspector.

There is also a copy of a letter sent in March from David Bolt to the Director General of Asylum and Protection.

The Home Office’s response to the report

Published 22 July 2021