A police dog handler walks a German shepherd outside Campsfield House immigration removal centre
The Campsfield centre near Kidlington re-opened in 2025 after it was shut in 2018 following years of problems. Photograph: Tim Ockenden/PA
The Campsfield centre near Kidlington re-opened in 2025 after it was shut in 2018 following years of problems. Photograph: Tim Ockenden/PA
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.