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SalaryImmigration Enforcement is responsible for enforcing the government’s immigration laws, tackling illegal migration, removing foreign national offenders and immigration offenders from the UK. It also aims to disrupt the organised criminal groups that exploit the vulnerable for their personal gain. Learn more on the Immigration Enforcement careers page.
Do you meet the key eligibility criteria?
In order to be eligible, you MUST meet ALL the following criteria.
- I am at least 18 years old at the time of application.
- I will be able to provide all the ID documents required to complete my pre-employment screening and security clearance.
Detention Services (DS) is part of IE and supports compliance across the immigration system through the detention and removal of individuals who no longer have the right to remain in the UK, and for whom other enforcement approaches have been unsuccessful.
DS is responsible for running the immigration detention estate, which principally comprises seven immigration removal centres (IRCs), with another two IRCs opening in due course. We have a responsibility to ensure that people in detention are held securely and safely and are treated with dignity and respect.
We are also supporting delivery of the Government’s priorities around illegal migration, including the Illegal Migration Act (IMA) recently passed in Parliament.
Immigration detention is highly scrutinised in the media, Parliament and by independent bodies and inspectorates. DS is responsible for ensuring recommendations are addressed and continuous improvements are made within the detention estate.
The Corporate Operations and Oversight Team (COOT) sits within DS and has a dynamic remit to support the operations of the detention estate and the teams operating onsite, to ensure that the people we detain are treated fairly and with respect.
Our work includes responding to Ministerial and public correspondence, Parliamentary Questions (PQs), Freedom of Information (FOI) requests and complaints, and leading for DS in responding to litigation and deaths in detention.
As part of our commitment to ensuring that people in detention are treated with dignity and respect, the estate is subject to independent scrutiny by third party bodies including HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (HMCIP), the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) and the National Audit Office (NAO).
The team undertakes detention-related audit, assurance and risk management, and leads in responding to external reviews of the immigration detention estate; driving improvements for the people we detain, for DS and the wider business. The team collaborates with partners across the business to motivate change in operational policy development.
