Legal visits
Legal visit times:
Legal visiting hours are: 09:00-12:00, 14:00-17:00, 18:00-21:00 each day. Last admission is at 20:30. Legal visits can take place anytime in the PDA.
You must book at least one day in advance, between 8:00 and 21:00.
Book a legal visit using the booking form below or by:
Tel: 01293 566 500 for Brook House
Tel: 01293 434 800 for Tinsley House
Email: [email protected] for Brook House
Email: [email protected] for Tinsley House
What identification is required?
Legal representatives (i.e. official representative for resident) wishing to visit detainees must make an appointment with the IRC. On arrival, legal representatives must provide:
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Any photographic ID, as described in paragraph 16 in the Visits DSO;
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Identity card issued by their firm or chambers, or business card;
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Be able to identify the detainee(s) to be visited by providing name, date of birth and/or the Home Office case identification number.
All visitors to Gatwick IRC are searched, biometrically fingerprinted and have their photograph taken as part of the visit clearance procedure. This is necessary to speed up identification, entering and exiting the visitor centre.