The Home Office is applying for 60 new parking spaces for immigration staff dealing with asylum seekers. Workers at the Kent Intake Unit (KIU), whose tasks include handling small boat arrivals, are forced to park on nearby Dover roads due to the lack of spaces. It is hoped the new bays will go at the top of Channel View Road, high up the hill from Dover Western Docks, where rescued asylum seekers are usually taken. A letter to Dover District Council from applicant agents Cushman and Wakefield says: “The demands on the KIU have increased significantly since it was opened. “There is insufficient…
