A council has launched legal action against the Home Office to challenge the decision to use a local Royal Air Force station as a site for asylum accommodation.
West Lindsey District Council has launched legal action against the Home Office to challenge the decision to use a local Royal Air Force station as a site for asylum accommodation.
It insisted there are a “significant number of barriers” to mobilising the site for asylum seekers, including “significant contamination” from previous site uses that would require “thorough remediation”. “The Council considers that the decision is irrational and moreover the Home Office does not have the appropriate planning permission for the intended use.
According to a frequently asked questions document published by the Government following its decision, the site would accommodate “single adult male” asylum seekers using a “phased approach” – starting with moving 200 people on site before increasing to 2,000 people over time.
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