Keep detention centre closed, says QARN

‘Buildings are in disrepair, healthcare is limited and residents may experience bullying and racism.’

by Rebecca Hardy 20th September 2024

The new Labour government intends to continue with the reopening of the controversial Campsfield House immigration detention centre, according to the Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN). The facility in Oxfordshire was shut in 2018 after years of complaints about conditions, riots and escapes. Though ‘a time of rejoicing’, said Bridget Walker, from QARN, the last government proposed to reopen the centre, which the new Labour government is enacting. Yvette Cooper, home secretary, said the government would ‘establish a system that is better controlled and managed’.