Up to 600 Adult Male Asylum Seekers to be placed at Crowborough Army Camp before end of November.
Wealden District Conservative Group are very concerned by news of the government’s decision to dump up to 600 asylum seekers in Crowborough Camp.
Conservative Cllr Ann Newton said: “I have written to the Wealden Alliance District Council leader, James Partridge (Liberal Democrat), demanding urgent clarification around a number of points:
- We want a better understanding of numbers and the timeframe of their stay.
- We want to know how they will be supervised and policed given issues that have arisen elsewhere.
- We want to know what impact assessment if any has been conducted to understand the consequences for already stretched local services.
- We want to know why district councillors have been kept in the dark, only learning about this now. Why were the press informed before local people?
Conservative Councillors fundamentally question the appropriateness of this location, and are asking for an Emergency meeting of the District Council to discuss the proposal & how it will impact local residents.”
