Planned asylum seeker detention centre next to Oxfordshire sewage works criticised

Thames Water has warned that new asylum‑seeker detention blocks planned near a sewage pumping station in Oxfordshire could expose detainees to insect swarms and strong odors. The company’s written submission notes the proposed secure accommodation would be only 20 metres from the pumping station. The Home Office’s plan to build the facilities at Campsfield House immigration removal centre has therefore attracted objections from the water company.

Thames Water says detainees at proposed accommodation should expect to experience insect swarms and strong smellsA 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 written submission from Thames Water. Continue reading...