Kevin Foster corrected a written answer on Undocumented Migrants: Port of Dover

27 July 2022 · Commons written answer · Home Office

Ms Diane Abbott (Labour, Hackney North and Stoke Newington) asked written question 38479 on 18 July 2022. Kevin Foster answered on 25 July 2022 for the Home Office, and Kevin Foster corrected the answer on 27 July 2022. The corrected text no longer gives the figures 130, 335, 365, £3.78m, £3.92m, £6.84m. Altogether 324 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will list the (a) value and (b) length of the contracts Border Force holds with (i) MITIE, (ii) Interforce and (iii) Definitive PSA in connection with the processing of undocumented migrants arriving in the Port of Dover.

Original and corrected answer

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Original	Corrected
The Home Office has a number of arrangements in place to provide security, and custodial staff at the Port of Dover, and at its site in Manston. ~~Details of these~~ arrangements are as follows. Mite Care and Custody provide staff at both Port of Dover and Manston under the pre-existing Escorting and Related Services Contract, details of which can be found at the link below. https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e94f338-6049-48f7-8b82-9dea24af8857?p=1 In respect of staffing provided at Port of Dover and ~~Manston this~~ contract provides for a) 16 general security staff at Port of Dover working shifts over a 24 hour period (8 per shift) b) 40 general security staff at Manston working shifts over a 24 hour period (20 per shift) c) A total staffing complement of 335 custodial staff who work across a number of shifts to provide security services 24hrs a day 365 days a year at Manston Definitive PSA (trading as Interforce) provide security staff at both Port of Dover and Manston. This supplier has provided services under two contracts, one directly with them (August 2021 to March 2022) valued at £3.78m, and one via Bloom Procurement Services (April 2022 to September 2022) valued at £6.84m In respect of staffing this is demand lead and has changed over time. The current contract provides for a) Up to 130 security staff working shifts over a 24 hour period at Port of Dover b) Up to 30 security staff working shifts over a 24 hour period at Manston Management & Training Corporation (UK) Ltd ~~provides security staff at Manston. These~~ services ~~are provided under a 6 month contract (July 2022 to December 2022) valued at £3.92m~~ In respect of staffing this contract provides for a) A total staffing complement of 65 custodial staff who work across a number of ~~shifts~~ to provide ~~security services 24hrs a day 365 days a year at Manston.~~	The Home Office has a number of arrangements in place to provide security, and custodial staff at the Port of Dover, and at its site in Manston. These arrangements include the pre-existing Escorting and Related Services Contract with Mite Care and Custody, a contract with Management & Training Corporation (UK) Ltd, and a contract with Bloom Procurement Services who contracts with Definitive PSA Ltd (trading as Interforce) to deliver services for the Department. Providing number of staff based at Dover and Manston, would reveal information on the security of our borders. It is not possible to provide the level of detail requested on volumes and patterns without impacting national security.

Original

Corrected

The Home Office has a number of arrangements in place to provide security, and custodial staff at the Port of Dover, and at its site in Manston. ~~Details of these~~ arrangements are as follows.
Mite Care and Custody provide staff at both Port of Dover and Manston under the pre-existing Escorting and Related Services Contract, details of which can be found at the link below.
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e94f338-6049-48f7-8b82-9dea24af8857?p=1
In respect of staffing provided at Port of Dover and ~~Manston this~~ contract provides for
a) 16 general security staff at Port of Dover working shifts over a 24 hour period (8 per shift)
b) 40 general security staff at Manston working shifts over a 24 hour period (20 per shift)
c) A total staffing complement of 335 custodial staff who work across a number of shifts to provide security services 24hrs a day 365 days a year at Manston
Definitive PSA (trading as Interforce) provide security staff at both Port of Dover and Manston. This supplier has provided services under two contracts, one directly with them (August 2021 to March 2022) valued at £3.78m, and one via Bloom Procurement Services (April 2022 to September 2022) valued at £6.84m
In respect of staffing this is demand lead and has changed over time. The current contract provides for
a) Up to 130 security staff working shifts over a 24 hour period at Port of Dover
b) Up to 30 security staff working shifts over a 24 hour period at Manston
Management & Training Corporation (UK) Ltd ~~provides security staff at Manston. These~~ services ~~are provided under a 6 month contract (July 2022 to December 2022) valued at £3.92m~~
In respect of staffing this contract provides for
a) A total staffing complement of 65 custodial staff who work across a number of ~~shifts~~ to provide ~~security services 24hrs a day 365 days a year at Manston.~~

The Home Office has a number of arrangements in place to provide security, and custodial staff at the Port of Dover, and at its site in Manston.
These arrangements include the pre-existing Escorting and Related Services Contract with Mite Care and Custody, a contract with Management & Training Corporation (UK) Ltd, and a contract with Bloom Procurement Services who contracts with Definitive PSA Ltd (trading as Interforce) to deliver services for the Department.
Providing number of staff based at Dover and Manston, would reveal information on the security of our borders. It is not possible to provide the level of detail requested on volumes and patterns without impacting national security.

The question and answer on the Parliament website.

Receipt

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Date read	15 October 2026
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