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Making a complaint in immigration removal centres DCF9 form

Annex C provides a DCF9 form that can be used to make complaints within the immigration detention estate.

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Home Office and Immigration Enforcement
Published
1 June 2011
Last updated
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Annex C: How to make a complaint in immigration accommodation

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Annex C: How to make a complaint in immigration accommodation (Albanian translation)

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Annex C: How to make a complaint in immigration accommodation (Arabic translation)

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Annex C: How to make a complaint in immigration accommodation (Bengali translation)

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Annex C: How to make a complaint in immigration accommodation (Chinese translation)

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Annex C: How to make a complaint in immigration accommodation (French translation)

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Annex C: How to make a complaint in immigration accommodation (Hindi translation)

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Annex C: How to make a complaint in immigration accommodation (Kurdish translation)

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Annex C: How to make a complaint in immigration accommodation (Lithuanian(Latvian translation)

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Annex C: How to make a complaint in immigration accommodation (Pashto(Lithuanian translation)

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Annex C: How to make a complaint in immigration accommodation (Persian(Pashto translation)

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Annex C: How to make a complaint in immigration accommodation (Polish(Persian translation)

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Annex C: How to make a complaint in immigration accommodation (Portuguese(Polish translation)

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Annex C: How to make a complaint in immigration accommodation (Punjabi(Portuguese translation)

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Annex C: How to make a complaint in immigration accommodation (Romanian(Punjabi translation)

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Annex C: How to make a complaint in immigration accommodation (Russian(Romanian translation)

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Annex C: How to make a complaint in immigration accommodation (Spanish(Russian translation)

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Annex C: How to make a complaint in immigration accommodation (Tetum(Spanish translation)

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Annex C: How to make a complaint in immigration accommodation (Tigrinya(Tamil translation)

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Annex C: How to make a complaint in immigration accommodation (Turkish(Tigrinya translation)

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Annex C: How to make a complaint in immigration accommodation (Urdu(Turkish translation)

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Annex C: How to make a complaint in immigration accommodation (Vietnamese translation)

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Details

This form is for complaints within the immigration detention estate, including during escort. Separate guidance covers wider Home Office complaints management procedures (UK Visas and Immigration, Immigration Enforcement, Border Force).

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Published 1 June 2011
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Update history

2026-02-18 15:48
The form has been updated to reflect new wording. Latvian and Tamil translations have been added. Tetum and Urdu translations have been removed.

2024-12-05 15:31
Updated the attachment name from Annex C: making a complaint DCF9 form to Annex C: How to make a complaint in immigration accommodation.

2024-11-29 11:59
Updated form documents to reflect changes in processes.

2024-05-16 11:48
Updated the form to reflect new guidance.

2023-04-21 15:57
Changed name from Annex D to Annex C.