Dorset Police
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| Headquarters | Winfrith |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Size | 1,024 square miles (2,650 km2) |
| Founded | April 1 |
| 1974 | |
| Annual budget | 107. 8 million GBP |
| Number of employees | 2,681 |
| Legal jurisdiction | England and Wales |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 735151 |
About Dorset Police
Dorset Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the English county of Dorset in the south-west of England. As of September 2017, the force had a workforce of 1,276 police officers, 1,049 police staff, 127 police community support officers, 63 designated officers and 118 special constables.
Alex Bendall death: Family criticises 'insensitive' police response
... Dorset Police said it was investigating the complaints...
Bournemouth beach deaths: Sunnah Khan in sea nearly an hour
... Dorset Coroner s Court was also told a pleasure cruiser, the Dorset Belle, was cleared of any involvement by Dorset Police...
Murder arrests over human remains near Bournemouth cliff path
... Dorset Police said the victim was a 49-year-old man from Bournemouth...
Dorset Police open murder probe in Bournemouth after remains are found
... Dorset Police is treating the death as suspicious...
Bibby Stockholm: Migrants changing minds over move to barge - Robert Jenrick
... The Home Office has said the barge occupants will undergo security screening and Dorset Police has said it does not expect any impact on the local community...
Bibby Stockholm: Asylum seekers warned over failure to board Dorset barge
... The Home Office has said the barge occupants will undergo security screening and Dorset Police has said it does not expect any impact on the local community...
Bibby Stockholm: First asylum seekers board housing barge in Dorset
... The Home Office has said the barge occupants will undergo security screening and Dorset Police has said it does not expect any impact...
Bibby Stockholm: Police probe letter threats to migrant barge firms
... Dorset Police said it would not tolerate " hateful actions" intended to " put others in fear"...
Bibby Stockholm: Police probe letter threats to migrant barge firms
By Sophie CridlandBBC News
Police are investigating threatening letters warning of " punishment" for firms working with those set to board the UK's first migrant housing barge.
The Letters , addressed to taxi firms, a security company, the barge management firm and Dorset Council, threaten that " collaborators" will be followed home.
Dorset Police said it would not tolerate " hateful actions" intended to " put others In Fear ".
The First group of asylum seekers next week.
The Bibby Stockholm is seen as a key part of the government's strategy to deter migrants from arriving on Britain's shores in small boats.
Ministers say it will help cut the £6m-a-day cost of housing asylum seekers in hotels while their claims are processed.
But there has been considerable local opposition in the Dorset community of Portland Port, amid concerns about the impact hundreds of migrants will have on local services.
The threatening letters warn: " For the sake of your conscience, finances. . Families , pets, house and cars, do not in any way work on the barge or assist. "
They are purportedly signed " Britain First" but the far-right Political Party of the Same Name said it had nothing to do with them and told The Bbc it " repudiated [their] contents and intent".
Ch Supt Richard Bell from Dorset Police told The Bbc in a statement The Force was aware of a " small number" of letters being sent out, adding: " The content of The Letters appears to be linked to the planned use of the Bibby Stockholm to house asylum seekers at Portland Port. "
He added: " We understand everyone will have a different viewpoint and opinion on the housing of asylum seekers in our communities, but we will not tolerate action that is hateful or intended to put others In Fear of going about their day-to-day business.
" The Investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made at This Time . If you receive such a letter, please contact Dorset Police . "
No Asylum seekers are yet being housed on the barge. The Arrival of The First group of around 50 people has been delayed several times by safety concerns.
Earlier This Week , the Labour Party-affiliated Fire Brigades Union described the vessel as a " potential death trap" and sought a meeting with Home Secretary Suella Braverman .
Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden told The Bbc on Thursday he was " confident" any remaining issues with the vessel would be resolved and that migrants would be aboard " in The Coming weeks".
A Home Office source said later that the government was still expecting The First migrants on the Bibby Stockholm next week.
The 222-room, three-storey barge Will House adult males, aged from 18 to 65, who are in the latter stages of their asylum applications.
It will be the First Time migrants have been housed in a berthed vessel in the UK.
Human Rights groups have described the decision to house migrants on a barge as " inhumane".
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
