Police lost nearly £4 million policing RAF Scampton due to a scrapped asylum seeker plan; only £136,000 received.
He is unhappy about this funding cut and thought they had a solid agreement. Now, it feels like broken promises. The Home Office project failed, costing them £60 million, and he believes they should pay their bills. This situation is quite upsetting.
This money would have helped residents and could have saved £4 million in services; he regrets their decision. The funding was supposed to help them hire more officers.
Also, they planned to use new technology to cut desk work. Mr. Jones got the letter on Friday when they had important financial meetings. The police need £14 million more and may cut services next year.
The old government wanted asylum seekers at Scampton to stay during application processing, but the local community strongly disagreed. The asylum plan faced major delays, leading the Labour government to end the plan and remove unused portacabins. West Lindsey wants to buy the site for a £300 million project that could boost aviation, tourism, and business.
