From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lunar House
Lunar House
Coordinates: 51°22′42″N 0°5′54″W / 51.37833°N that agreed safeguards on the detention of children were
0.09833°W / 51.37833; -0.09833 implemented."[1]
In 2005, a report by the South London Citizens en-
quiry into service provision by the Immigration and Na-
tionality Directorate found that "It was perceived that
minimum standards of comfort afforded to British citi-
zens do not apply to migrants waiting for services at Lu-
nar House. Areas of immediate concern include the qual-
ity of facilities for applicants, the quality and fairness of
transactions, the quality of IT and record keeping and the
working conditions of staff."[2] Lunar House was subse-
quently refurbished in 2005.
Public Enquiry Office
The Public Enquiry Offices offer a same-day service, at
Lunar House, Croydon a premium fee, for considering straightforward applica-
tions for permission to extend your stay in the United
Lunar House is a 20-storey office block at 40 Wellesley Kingdom or stay in the country permanently (known as
Road, Croydon, in south London. on the east side, that ’leave to remain’ and ’settlement’). They cannot consider
houses the headquarters of the UK Border Agency, an ex- complex applications.
ecutive agency of the Home Office in the United King- Most applications can be considered with the leave to
dom. remain endorsed into the passport and returned on the
same day in a process that normally lasts approximate-
The building ly 3 hours. However some applications cannot be consid-
ered on the same day due to complication that may arise.
The building was completed in 1970. In common with a It also provides a number of services including Return
neighbouring building Apollo House, the building’s name of Documents and general enquiry for the public.
was inspired by the landing of Apollo 11 on the Moon
in 1969. During the 1970s and 1980s the building housed
some offices of the Property Services Agency.
References
[1] http://inspectorates.homeoffice.gov.uk/
Immigration service hmiprisons/inspect_reports/STHF-reports/
2004_STHFsx4.pdf
The building’s name has become synonymous with the [2] http://www.researchasylum.org.uk/?lid=36
UK Border Agency, and is perceived by the British public
as the front line of Britain’s immigration service as the
main Public Enquiry Office (PEO) is based here.
External links
Services and facilities at Lunar House have been crit- • Border and Immigration Agency
icised in the past. In the summer of 2004, Her Majesty’s • A note on the recent refurbishment of the building
Inspectorate of Prisons conducted unannounced inspec- • 2005 Report - A Humane Service for Global Citizens -
tions of short-term holding facilities attached to immi- by South London Citizens Enquiry into Service
gration reporting centres, and found particular problems Provision by the Immigration and Nationality
at Lunar House: "Lunar House is the main route through Directorate at Lunar House.
which families are detained at Oakington Reception Cen- • List of all UK Public Enquiry Offices [1]
tre. In spite of this, it had inadequate child protection • Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons Report on
procedures, and staff were not alert to the need to ensure Communications House, Lunar House, Electric House
and Dallas Court (June–October 2004. [2]
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• National government buildings in London
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