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'''Oakington Immigration Reception Centre''' is a UK [[Home Office]] [[immigration]] centre, located in [[Cambridgeshire]], [[England]]. |
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Built on [[Oakington]] Barracks, based around a [[World War II]] airfield. |
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Originally a [[World War II]] [[airfield]], during the war it was used for [[Short Stirling]] bomber forces, as well as other assorted units. The base contracted after the war and much evidence of this is visible in farmland surrounding the current perimeter, becoming a [[barracks]]. |
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Taken over by the Home Office, it was converted to an immigration centre in 2000. Outsourced to [[Global Solutions]], it holds or processes around 450 political asylum seekers, and between opening and mid-2005 had processed over 40,000 immigrants. It operates the Immigration Department's seven-day fast-track assessment process, which involves a series of interviews over an average of 14 days, will decide the validity of their case. If refused asylum (as 98% at Oakington are), detainees will be deported. If they gain asylum they are released into the community.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/newswatch/ifs/low/newsid_4450000/newsid_4457200/4457253.stm|title=Going undercover for the story|publisher=BBC News|date=2005-04-18|accessdate=2008-12-12}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The centre has received repeated criticisms from the Prisons Inspector<ref>[http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/aboutus/newsarchive/orc_disppointingprogreeand Home Office Report], published 2006-11-14, accessed 2007-07-24</ref> and from others regarding safety of children <ref> [http://press.homeoffice.gov.uk/press-releases/Oakington-concerns-child-safety Home Office Report], published 2005-11-15, accessed 2007-07-24 </ref> and adults detained there. |
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| ⚫ | The centre has received repeated criticisms from the Prisons Inspector<ref>[http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/aboutus/newsarchive/orc_disppointingprogreeand Home Office Report], published 2006-11-14, accessed 2007-07-24</ref> and from others regarding safety of children <ref> [http://press.homeoffice.gov.uk/press-releases/Oakington-concerns-child-safety Home Office Report], published 2005-11-15, accessed 2007-07-24 </ref> and adults detained there. In January 2008 it was announced that Oakington Immigration Center was the second worse in the country. <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn%5Fnews%5Fhome/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=246106 | title = Immigration centre second worst in UK | date = 04 January 2008 | accessdate = 2008-01-04}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The centre was due to close in 2006 but is now expected to close in 2012. The site was acquired in March 2006 by [[English Partnerships]]<ref>[http://www.englishpartnerships.co.uk/page.aspx?pointerID=12F86B2C86674758B82154FE1C95EEE3 Government land deal will ease Cambridgeshire housing pressure], ''[[English Partnerships]]'', published 2006-03-27, accessed 2007-05-15</ref>, for a new town called [[Northstowe]]. |
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| ⚫ | The centre was due to close in 2006 but is now expected to close in 2012. The site was acquired in March 2006 by [[English Partnerships]]<ref>[http://www.englishpartnerships.co.uk/page.aspx?pointerID=12F86B2C86674758B82154FE1C95EEE3 Government land deal will ease Cambridgeshire housing pressure], ''[[English Partnerships]]'', published 2006-03-27, accessed 2007-05-15</ref>, for a new town called [[Northstowe]]. |
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In January 2008 it was announced that Oakington Immigration Center was the second worse in the country. <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn%5Fnews%5Fhome/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=246106 | title = Immigration centre second worst in UK | date = 04 January 2008 | accessdate = 2008-01-04}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 07:35, 12 December 2008
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Oakington Immigration Reception Centre is a UK Home Office immigration centre, located in Cambridgeshire, England.
Originally a World War II airfield, during the war it was used for Short Stirling bomber forces, as well as other assorted units. The base contracted after the war and much evidence of this is visible in farmland surrounding the current perimeter, becoming a barracks.
Taken over by the Home Office, it was converted to an immigration centre in 2000. Outsourced to Global Solutions, it holds or processes around 450 political asylum seekers, and between opening and mid-2005 had processed over 40,000 immigrants. It operates the Immigration Department's seven-day fast-track assessment process, which involves a series of interviews over an average of 14 days, will decide the validity of their case. If refused asylum (as 98% at Oakington are), detainees will be deported. If they gain asylum they are released into the community.[1]
The centre has received repeated criticisms from the Prisons Inspector[2] and from others regarding safety of children [3] and adults detained there. In January 2008 it was announced that Oakington Immigration Center was the second worse in the country. [4]
The centre was due to close in 2006 but is now expected to close in 2012. The site was acquired in March 2006 by English Partnerships[5], for a new town called Northstowe.
References
- ^ "Going undercover for the story". BBC News. 2005-04-18. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
- ^ Home Office Report, published 2006-11-14, accessed 2007-07-24
- ^ Home Office Report, published 2005-11-15, accessed 2007-07-24
- ^ "Immigration centre second worst in UK". 04 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Government land deal will ease Cambridgeshire housing pressure, English Partnerships, published 2006-03-27, accessed 2007-05-15