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| Lincolnshire Police given extra cash to police RAF asylum centre | Lincolnshire Police given extra cash to police RAF asylum centre |
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| The £3.8m grant will pay for the recruitment of additional officers and improving crime prevention | The £3.8m grant will pay for the recruitment of additional officers and improving crime prevention |
| Lincolnshire Police has been given extra government money ahead of the arrival of asylum seekers at the former RAF Scampton base. | Lincolnshire Police has been given extra government money ahead of the arrival of asylum seekers at the former RAF Scampton base. |
| The force will receive £1.8m to allow extra officers to be recruited. | The force will receive £1.8m to allow extra officers to be recruited. |
| An additional £2m will be used towards developing digital technology and improving crime prevention measures. | An additional £2m will be used towards developing digital technology and improving crime prevention measures. |
| The county's Police and Crime Commissioner Marc Jones said he was grateful to the government and local MPs who had lobbied for the funding. | The county's Police and Crime Commissioner Marc Jones said he was grateful to the government and local MPs who had lobbied for the funding. |
| According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) Mr Jones said: "The financial support offered means the Chief Constable can recruit front-line officers for Lincolnshire and continue in keeping our communities feeling and being safe. | |
| "We are acutely aware of the heightened concerns of residents in and around the Scampton area and this funding will allow the Chief Constable to support those communities." | "We are acutely aware of the heightened concerns of residents in and around the Scampton area and this funding will allow the Chief Constable to support those communities." |
| The former RAF Scampton site near Lincoln could house up to 2,000 asylum seekers | The former RAF Scampton site near Lincoln could house up to 2,000 asylum seekers |
| However, Mr Jones cautioned that the force is not immune from cost pressures and tough financial decisions. | However, Mr Jones cautioned that the force is not immune from cost pressures and tough financial decisions. |
| The Home Office plans to convert the ex-RAF site near Lincoln into an accommodation centre for up to 2,000 asylum seekers. | The Home Office plans to convert the ex-RAF site near Lincoln into an accommodation centre for up to 2,000 asylum seekers. |
| A first group of 200 are understood to be arriving at the base in mid-August. | A first group of 200 are understood to be arriving at the base in mid-August. |
| The decision has caused controversy with protest meetings against the plan and an unsuccessful bid by West Lindsey District Council for an injunction against the scheme. | The decision has caused controversy with protest meetings against the plan and an unsuccessful bid by West Lindsey District Council for an injunction against the scheme. |
| Lincolnshire Police's Chief Constable Chris Haward said he was pleased at the additional funding. | |
| "I am very pleased that we will be able to continue with our plans for the recruitment of police officers, that we can prepare for any impact of the asylum-seeker accommodation at Scampton, whilst also investing in transformation that will be designed to support front line delivery," he said. | "I am very pleased that we will be able to continue with our plans for the recruitment of police officers, that we can prepare for any impact of the asylum-seeker accommodation at Scampton, whilst also investing in transformation that will be designed to support front line delivery," he said. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Refugees and asylum seekers | Refugees and asylum seekers |
| Lincolnshire Police | Lincolnshire Police |
| RAF Scampton | RAF Scampton |
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