Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

150 Contracted out functions at directly managed detention centres.U.K.

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(1)The Secretary of State may enter into a contract with another person—

(a)for functions at, or connected with, a directly managed detention centre to be performed by detainee custody officers provided by that person; or

(b)for such functions to be performed by certified prisoner custody officers who are provided by that person.

(2)For the purposes of this section “detention centre” includes a short-term holding facility.