RAPAR Reveals Names of Voluntary Return Surgeries in the UK

Last year, RAPAR began campaigning against Voluntary Returns Surgeries

There are 21 voluntary returns surgeries in the community in the UK, according to information sent to a RAPAR volunteer by the Home Office following a Freedom of Information request.

It took 10 months for our volunteer to obtain the information from the Home Office. The Home Office turned down our volunteer's  initial Freedom of Information request, he then asked for an internal review but they still refused to send him the information.

​He complained to the Information Commissioner's Office and, finally, after the ICO had looked at all the correspondence, the Home Office was directed by the ICO to send the list to our volunteer.  

Read the full list of voluntary returns surgeries here

SURGERY	ADDRESS
Kent & Sussex   Ashford Muslim Association/Ashford Mosque  ​	​Ashford Borough Council Civic Centre 79 Torrington Road Ashford Kent TN23 7TG
East Stansted  British League of Muslims  Ilford Muslim Community Centre  ​	Eton Road Ilford Essex, ​IG1 2UE
West London  Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara	Alice Way, ​Hounslow, Middlesex, TW3 3UA
West London  Ravidass Gurdwara	​282 Western Road Southall, ​UB2 5JT
West London   Ramgarhia Sabha Gurdwara	53-57 Oswald Road Southall, ​UB1 1HN
West London  Shree Ram Hindu Temple	King Street Southall, UB2 4DA
​West London  Shree Sanatan Hindu Mandir	Ealing Road Wembley, HA0 4TA
West London  International Siddhashram Shakti Centre	22 Palmerston Road Harrow, ​HA3 7RR
​West London  Casa Do Brasil	64-66 Willesden Lane, NW6 7SX
South London  Ramgarhia Sikh Association Woolwich	​Mason’s Hill Woolwich, SE18 6EJ
​South London   Rada Krishna Temple	33 Balham High Road, SW12 9AL
​Midlands  Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick	128-130 High St, Birmingham, ​B66 3AP
​ Midlands  Baba Deep Singh Gurdwara Handworth	4 Holyhead Rd, Birmingham, B21 0LT
North London   Gurdwara Sikh Sangat	71 Francis Road, E10 6PL
​ North London  Shpresa Programme	​Allan Pullinger Youth Centre John Bradshaw Road HA3 7RR
​ East London   Karamsar Sikh Gurdwara	400 High Road  Ilford Essex, ​IG1 1TW
​East London   Singh Sabha Barking Gurdwara	100 North St Barking, IG11 8JD
East  London   Dashmesh Darbar Temple	​97 - 99 Roseberry Avenue, E12 6PT
Central London  Chinese Information and Advice Centre	73 Charing Cross road, ​WC2H 0ND
​Central London  Chinese National Health Living	​29-30 Soho Square W1D 3Q
Manchester  Transformation Community Resource Centre	​11 Richmond Grove Ardwick, Manchester M13 0LN

You can download the full list here.

The Guardian has cited RAPAR's FOI findings. Read their article here.

To read about RAPAR's campaign against voluntary returns surgeries in the community, see here.