ENFORCE THE HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT

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THE PROPOSAL

Make English the default for all council communications and end routine, council-funded translation and interpretation, retaining it only where the law requires it.

HOW IT WOULD WORK

1. 02.1End routine council-funded translation of newsletters, leaflets, promotional materials, webpages and general correspondence.
2. 02.2Make English the default language for all council communications, publications and public-facing services.
3. 02.3Cancel unnecessary contracts with external translation and interpretation providers.
4. 02.4Remove automatic translation and interpretation provision for routine council appointments and enquiries.
5. 02.5Retain translation and interpretation only where legally required (e.g. under the Equality Act 2010).
6. 02.6Publish the council's annual translation and interpretation expenditure and review remaining costs.

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Audit council departments, staff and contractors working on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and migrant integration, abolish standalone discretionary roles in those areas, end related discretionary contracts and stop non-statutory diversity training.

HOW IT WOULD WORK

1. 03.1Conduct a comprehensive audit of council departments, employees and contractors working in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), refugee resettlement, migrant integration, and related non-statutory functions.
2. 03.2Abolish all standalone discretionary DEI and migrant-integration roles.
3. 03.3Terminate discretionary contracts with external DEI consultants, training providers, and accreditation organisations.
4. 03.4End non-statutory staff diversity training and associated programmes.

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Use the council's existing housing-enforcement powers more intensively against unlicensed, overcrowded or unsafe Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and offending landlords, and refer credible evidence of Right to Rent offences to the Home Office.

HOW IT WOULD WORK

1. 04.1Conduct a borough-wide audit of registered and suspected unlicensed Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs).
2. 04.2Conduct tenancy-fraud investigations into suspected unauthorised subletting, false applications and unlawful occupation, and seek unlawful profit orders against offenders where the statutory conditions are met.
3. 04.3Increase inspections of properties suspected of being unlicensed, dangerously overcrowded or in breach of statutory housing standards.
4. 04.4Investigate complaints concerning unlawful occupancy, fire safety, poor living conditions, waste disposal and breaches of licensing conditions.
5. 04.5Use existing civil penalties, prosecutions, banning orders and other applicable enforcement powers against offending landlords.
6. 04.6Establish a clear process for referring credible evidence of Right to Rent offences to the Home Office.
7. 04.7Publish regular reports detailing HMO inspections, enforcement notices, prosecutions and penalties.
8. 04.8Implement a specialised HMO hotline to allow easy reporting of crime and misfeasances from known HMO locations.

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Review the housing register and allocation policy, verify immigration eligibility before registration and again before allocation, apply consistent eligibility checks to homelessness assistance and, wherever possible, prioritise local British nationals for social housing.

HOW IT WOULD WORK

1. 05.1Conduct a comprehensive review of the council's housing register to identify outdated applications, duplicate records, and potential eligibility errors.
2. 05.2Ensure immigration eligibility is verified before applicants are accepted onto the housing register and again before allocations are made.
3. 05.3Use the Home Office's official verification procedures where an applicant's immigration status is uncertain.
4. 05.4Review the council's housing-allocation policy to ensure it complies with all statutory eligibility and qualification requirements.
5. 05.5Establish arrangements with housing associations to ensure council nominations are made only to eligible applicants.
6. 05.6Investigate credible evidence of fraudulent housing applications and take appropriate action where fraud is established.
7. 05.7Wherever possible, prioritise local British nationals for social housing allocation.
8. 05.8Introduce consistent immigration-eligibility assessments for all applicants seeking statutory homelessness assistance.
9. 05.9Ensure temporary accommodation and other statutory housing assistance are provided only where the applicant qualifies under existing legislation.
10. 05.10Audit expenditure on temporary accommodation and discretionary homelessness-prevention schemes.
11. 05.11Review discretionary accommodation payments and other non-statutory support to ensure appropriate eligibility checks are applied.

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Carry out immigration-status and right-to-work checks on taxi, private-hire and alcohol licence applications, refuse or revoke licences where applicants are legally disqualified, strengthen language testing, and refer suspected document fraud to the Home Office.

HOW IT WOULD WORK

1. 06.1Conduct immigration status and right-to-work checks for all new and renewed taxi and private-hire driver and operator licence applications.
2. 06.2Verify that applicants possess permission to undertake the specific work associated with the licence.
3. 06.3Refuse licence applications where the applicant is legally disqualified because of immigration status.
4. 06.4Implement strengthened language testing for applicants, refusing approval for those who fail.
5. 06.5Apply statutory lapse, suspension, and revocation provisions where licence holders become ineligible.
6. 06.6Enforce immigration eligibility requirements for relevant personal and premises licence applications under the Licensing Act 2003.
7. 06.7Establish a formal procedure for referring suspected document fraud or other relevant immigration offences to the Home Office.

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Strengthen Right to Work compliance in council procurement: require proportionate employment-verification procedures from contractors, audit them, and apply contractual remedies, including termination where legally permitted, for serious or repeated breaches.

HOW IT WOULD WORK

1. 07.1Review existing council procurement policies to strengthen compliance with Right to Work legislation.
2. 07.2Require prospective contractors to demonstrate appropriate employment-verification procedures, using proportionate conditions relevant to the contract.
3. 07.3Include lawful employment-compliance clauses in new council contracts and relevant subcontracting arrangements.
4. 07.4Conduct proportionate compliance audits of contractors delivering council-funded services.
5. 07.5Investigate credible evidence of illegal employment and refer suspected immigration offences to the appropriate authorities.
6. 07.6Apply contractual remedies, including termination where legally permitted, against companies found to have committed serious or repeated breaches.

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Appoint a council liaison officer and agree a formal cooperation framework with the Home Office, so that licensing, housing and environmental health teams can refer credible evidence of immigration offences encountered in their ordinary work.

HOW IT WOULD WORK

1. 08.1Appoint a designated council officer responsible for liaison with the Home Office's Immigration, Compliance and Enforcement teams.
2. 08.2Establish a formal cooperation agreement with the Home Office setting out responsibilities, referral procedures and information-sharing arrangements.
3. 08.3Create procedures for council licensing, housing and environmental health departments to refer credible evidence of immigration offences encountered during their ordinary functions.
4. 08.4Coordinate with Immigration Enforcement on joint operations where each authority acts within its own statutory powers.
5. 08.5Provide relevant council staff with training on immigration-law compliance, lawful information sharing, confidentiality and safeguarding.
6. 08.6Publish periodic summaries of the council's cooperation with Immigration Enforcement, including enforcement outcomes.

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Promote the Home Office's existing Voluntary Returns Service through the council's website, offices and front-line staff, using official Home Office materials, with participation remaining voluntary.

HOW IT WOULD WORK

1. 09.1Advertise the Home Office's Voluntary Returns Service on the council website and through relevant public-facing services.
2. 09.2Display official information about voluntary returns in council offices, housing-service reception areas and council-operated leisure facilities.
3. 09.3Provide information about available assistance, including travel arrangements, documentation, and eligibility for reintegration support of up to £3,000.
4. 09.4Ensure housing and customer-service staff can direct interested individuals towards the Home Office's voluntary returns application process.
5. 09.5Provide official Home Office information materials and contact details rather than commissioning unnecessary duplicate resources.
6. 09.6Establish a referral process for individuals who independently express an interest in voluntary departure, with participation remaining voluntary.

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Contract local British-owned, British-staffed private security firms to patrol town centres and other public spaces with persistent crime or antisocial behaviour, coordinated with local businesses, council enforcement officers and the police, alongside expanded CCTV and street lighting.

HOW IT WOULD WORK

1. 10.1Contract local British-owned, British-staffed private security firms to provide a visible presence in town centres, shopping districts, parks and other public spaces experiencing persistent crime or antisocial behaviour.
2. 10.2Deploy SIA-licensed and council-vetted security personnel to patrol identified crime hotspots, particularly during evenings, weekends and other periods of heightened demand.
3. 10.3Establish partnerships with local businesses, shopping centres, pubs and restaurants to coordinate security patrols and share information about criminal and antisocial behaviour.
4. 10.4Establish a formal working relationship between private security contractors, council enforcement officers and the local police.
5. 10.5Explore accreditation through the Community Safety Accreditation Scheme, allowing eligible security personnel to exercise limited additional powers where authorised by the Chief Constable.
6. 10.6Expand CCTV coverage, street lighting and other preventative security measures in areas with documented crime and antisocial behaviour problems.
7. 10.7Publish regular reports on patrol activity, incidents, police referrals and the effectiveness of council-funded security provision.

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Review civic ceremony, events, standing orders and spending to reflect what the document calls Britain’s Christian culture; end non-Christian prayers at council sessions; end council procurement from suppliers involved in halal and kosher slaughter; and use “all available legal mechanisms” to block new mosques and halal slaughterhouses.

HOW IT WOULD WORK

1. 11.1Review the council's ceremonial practices, civic events, standing orders, and public expenditure to ensure they reflect Britain's Christian culture.
2. 11.2End the use of non-Christian (e.g. Islamic) prayers to open council sessions.
3. 11.3End all council procurement from suppliers who engage in halal and kosher slaughter.
4. 11.4Use all available legal mechanisms to block the establishment of mosques and halal slaughter houses.
5. 11.5Review the discretionary use of council premises and public funds for non-Christian religious or political events.

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Scrutinise Home Office decisions affecting the area, particularly on asylum accommodation, and challenge them where there are arguable legal grounds, through planning enforcement, judicial review, injunctions and pre-action correspondence, under independent legal advice and financial oversight.

HOW IT WOULD WORK

1. 12.1Establish a dedicated legal review process to scrutinise Home Office decisions affecting the borough, particularly the procurement and use of properties for asylum accommodation.
2. 12.2Pursue judicial reviews of Home Office decisions where there are arguable breaches of planning legislation, statutory duties, procedural requirements or other applicable laws.
3. 12.3Challenge the use of hotels and other properties as asylum accommodation where their operation constitutes an unauthorised material change of use, using planning enforcement notices and, where legally justified, High Court injunctions.
4. 12.4Enforce planning, environmental health, housing and licensing legislation against Home Office accommodation contractors, applying the same statutory standards and enforcement procedures as to other property operators.
5. 12.5Challenge failures to follow applicable consultation procedures when selecting new asylum accommodation sites, including failures to consider material evidence supplied by the council.
6. 12.6Demand greater transparency from the Home Office concerning proposed accommodation sites, occupancy arrangements, relevant contracts, safeguarding arrangements and the impact on local public services, using Freedom of Information requests and other lawful disclosure mechanisms.
7. 12.7Where there is an identifiable legal entitlement, pursue outstanding payments or reimbursement from the Home Office for costs incurred by the council in fulfilling responsibilities connected with asylum accommodation.
8. 12.8Collaborate with neighbouring councils on legal challenges involving common issues of planning law, accommodation standards or Home Office decision-making.
9. 12.9Issue formal pre-action correspondence where the council identifies an arguable unlawful decision, seeking disclosure, reconsideration or corrective action before commencing proceedings.
10. 12.10Require regular reports to councillors on Home Office accommodation decisions, proposed legal challenges, litigation costs and outcomes, with independent legal advice and financial oversight before proceedings are authorised.
11. 12.11Transparency on where the council is forced by law to do things we do not want to do.