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Essex council in High Court bid to stop asylum seekers being housed at hotel
Essex Council aims to close the Bell Hotel for asylum housing after safety concerns and protests following charges against an asylum seeker, citing risks to local schools and community.
- On Tuesday, Epping Forest District Council applied to the High Court of Justice in London for an injunction to prevent the Bell Hotel in Epping from housing asylum seekers.
- In recent weeks, protests erupted outside the Bell Hotel in Epping after an asylum seeker was charged with allegedly attempting to kiss a 14-year-old girl, prompting councillors last month to urge its closure.
- Essex Police reported that 25 people have been arrested and 16 charged, placing the force under severe pressure and requiring additional officers from other forces under mutual aid provisions.
- The council is asking that a ban take effect 14 days after the injunction is granted and seeks a declaration that housing asylum seekers at the Bell Hotel breaches planning permission.
- So far, no substantive response has been received from central government, and Councillor Chris Whitbread hopes a favourable ruling will catalyze a full prohibition of asylum housing at the Bell Hotel.
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UK town bids to empty migrant hotel
A UK town applied for a High Court injunction on Tuesday to stop asylum seekers being housed in a local hotel, following protests, some of which turned violent. The council in Epping, northeast of London, applied for an interim injunction against the housing of of asylum seekers and refugees at the Bell Hotel, citing "the clear risk of further escalating community tensions". "The current situation cannot go on. If the Bell Hotel was a nightclub …
Epping Council launches High Court bid to close town's migrant hotel after weeks of fury
Epping Council has applied for an injunction to stop migrants being placed in The Bell Hotel after weeks of protests.The High Court in London received documents on Tuesday from Epping Forest District Council which described "the clear risk of further escalating community tensions and urgency of the need for the present situation to be brough under control".It also warns that the action of placing asylum seekers in The Bell is "not akin to use as…
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WTX NewsEssex council asks High Court to stop hotel housing migrants
Epping Forest council has asked the High Court to issue an injunction that would prevent the owners of the Bell Hotel accommodating migrants, saying it causes "unprecedented" levels of disruption in the community.
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