Closure of removal centre

• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  15 October 2015     14:55287073
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  I don't get this one. If the Home office are handing the centre over to the Ministry of Justice what would they do with other than use it as a prison?
  
  http://www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/dover-immigration-removal-centre-to-44813/
• Brian Dixon

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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  15 October 2015     16:34287077
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  sounds like government cut backs to me.
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  15 October 2015     17:22287079
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  The inmates have to go somewhere and my understanding is that other centres are overbooked. As for the staff the nearest prison is on the Isle of Sheppey so relocation seems out of the question.
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  16 October 2015     10:43287095
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  No mention of what happens to the staff there.
  
  
  A Home Office spokesman said: "Detaining and removing people with no right to be in the UK, with dignity and respect, is an essential part of maintaining effective immigration controls.
  
  "That work requires an estate of modern, secure centres located with easy access to the airports from which removals take place.
  
  "We keep our detention estate under constant review and have decided the site at Dover should no longer be used as an immigration removal centre.
  
  "All detainees will be transferred to other immigration removal centres."
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  16 October 2015     19:19287103
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  Courtesy of Cllr Peter Wallace.
  
  
  I've arranged an event this Wednesday for people working at DIRC who have been told they are losing their jobs. It's specifically to help members of staff who won't be able to find another job in the prison service.
  
  Local employment agency New Appointments Group will be at the town council office in Biggin St from 9am-1pm on Wednesday 21st Oct to help DIRC staff find work.
  
  The Town Clerk has made the large meeting room free for the day and also contacted Jobcentre Plus to bring their advisors along.
  
  Bring your passport for ID and an up to date CV.
  
  Please share this with anyone who works at DIRC.
• Guest 745

  • Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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  17 October 2015     13:14287106
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  Its an old inefficient building, a removal centre should be a quick in and out places comprising of social services the law court and a runway . maybe charley boy should make a comment.
  
  Manston could accommodate