Larne House is a United Kingdom Immigration Removal Centre (IRC), where individuals are held while awaiting decisions on their asylum claim or considered for deportation from the UK for various reasons.
[1] Larne House is managed by security firm Capita on behalf of Border Force.
[2] When Larne House was established in 2011, it was the UK's first purpose-built detention centre in Northern Ireland.
[5] The centre has a lounge area, a dining room, a smoking area, a shop, 24-hour healthcare services, laundry services and a multi-faith prayer room.
[4] When it originally opened it was planned to hold 21 people, and Amnesty publicly called for an independent system for monitoring the centre.