Patrols to start in Essex locations visited by asylum seekers
Six trained and uniformed "security operatives" would patrol Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford centres seven days a week, from 10:00 to 18:00, as part of a three-month trial, said Reform UK-led Essex County Council. The initiative, named Operation Vanguard, was launched in direct response to concerns raised by residents and would "deter anti-social behaviour", it added. It came after the government said it was looking to increase the number of people at MDP Wethersfield - which has been used to house single male migrants since 2023 - from about 800 to 1,220.
- ▪Six trained and uniformed "security operatives" would patrol Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford centres seven days a week, from 10:00 to 18:00, as part of a three-month trial, said Reform UK-led Essex County Council.
- ▪The initiative, named Operation Vanguard, was launched in direct response to concerns raised by residents and would "deter anti-social behaviour", it added.
- ▪It came after the government said it was looking to increase the number of people at MDP Wethersfield - which has been used to house single male migrants since 2023 - from about 800 to 1,220.
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Patrols to start in places visited by asylum seekersImage source, PA MediaImage caption, The former Wethersfield airbase has housed asylum seekers since July 2023ByAlex PopePublished1 hour agoPatrols by private security guards are to begin from Monday at three Essex locations that asylum seekers frequently visit, a council has confirmed. Six trained and uniformed "security operatives" would patrol Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford centres seven days a week, from 10:00 to 18:00, as part of a three-month trial, said Reform UK-led Essex County Council. The initiative, named Operation Vanguard, was launched in direct response to concerns raised by residents and would "deter anti-social behaviour", it added.
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