POLICE are making preparations for civil unrest after Brexit and have contacted councillors across Pembrokeshire to ask them for help monitoring community tensions.
A letter sent to county councillors across Pembrokeshire by Amanda Diggens, chief inspector for partnerships west at Dyfed-Powys Police, asks councillors to notify police of any rising or existing tensions in the run-up to Brexit as well as after March 29.
“Early identification of any tensions will greatly assist us to ensure that we provide the most effective response, to protect, support and provide reassurance to all members of our local communities,” says the letter.
The letter goes on to say some elected representatives across other areas of the UK have raised concerns linked to their personal security based on their individual stance on Brexit, before reassuring councillors in Pembrokeshire.
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“We have not received any intelligence or information to suggest that there are any such tensions in our local area, or that there has been any hostility directed towards local representatives in Pembrokeshire.
“However, if you have any such concerns, please do not hesitate to let us know via any of the reporting mechanisms detailed above,” it says.
A spokesperson for Dyfed-Powys Police said the force was preparing for the operational impact of a no-deal Brexit, including the impact of delays at borders and ports, potential for protest and disorder, and civil contingencies.
Pembrokeshire has three ports with commercial significance: Fishguard, Milford Haven and Pembroke Dock.
The Milford Haven waterway is also home to the Valero oil refinery and several liquid natural gas companies.
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The letter to councillors comes after Dafydd Llywelyn, police and crime commissioner for Dyfed-Powys Police made a bid for resources to be put in place to prevent civil unrest after Brexit.
The bid, made in January, was successful and the county will be the only one in the Dyfed-Powys area which will have public order units on standby after March 29.
These police units are specially trained to deal with crowds of people.
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