Police to get immigration funds aid

12 April 2012

Police forces coping with the impact of high levels of immigration have been promised extra cash by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.

Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire Julie Spence, who has been outspoken about the effect of mass migration from Eastern Europe, said the politician had unveiled plans for a new fund.

Forces which experience a significant drain on their funds will be able to apply for emergency cash from 2009, Mrs Spence said.

"The Home Secretary is looking to set up a migration transition fund to look at how we deal with a sudden surge of immigration in an area," the senior police officer said.

"We do not yet know what that fund is going to look like.

"But the Home Office wants to consult us on how they distribute money to mitigate the impacts."

The Home Secretary met all the chief constables from England and Wales in a special session organised by the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) in central London.

It came the day after an Acpo document revealed that the police were facing a number of significant problems since the European Union was extended to include 10 former Communist countries in the last four years.

Mrs Spence said the new fund would be a step in the right direction.

"I see that some of the funds could be used for translation costs, for example, or for recruitment costs to ensure we have a diverse workforce. We will put flesh on the bones over the coming months."

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