Planned asylum seeker detention centre next to Oxfordshire sewage works criticised
The Guardian reports that a Home Office plan to build secure accommodation blocks for asylum seekers at Campsfield House immigration removal centre in Oxfordshire is facing objections. The proposed blocks would sit 20 metres from a sewage pumping station. According to the Guardian, Thames Water officials have warned that detainees there should expect insect swarms and strong smells.
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Planned asylum seeker detention centre next to Oxfordshire sewage works criticised
Thames Water says detainees at proposed accommodation should expect to experience insect swarms and strong smells A Home Office plan to build asylum seeker detention facilities next to a sewage pump is facing objections after water company officials warned that detainees should expect to experience insect swarms and strong smells. Proposed secure accommodation blocks at Campsfield House immigration removal centre in Oxfordshire will be 20 metres from a sewage pumping station, according to a writ
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