Bolton council will invest £600,000 in community recovery funding following violent disorder in the town centre last summer. The funds will be used to enhance safety and security, respond to misinformation, and support asylum and refugee placements.
About £600,000 will be spent on 'recovery' measures following violent disorder in Bolton town centre last summer. Opposing groups provoked each other on Sunday, August 4, separated by police outside Bolton town hall. Now Bolton council has agreed how £600,000 'community recovery funding' granted by the Ministry for Housing, Communities, & Local Government (MHCLG) will be spent. It is one of 20 local authorities identified by MHCLG to have been 'significantly affected' by the public disorder.
Interventions recommended by the Bolton-based multi-agency recovery coordination group include £90,000 for enhanced CCTV for the town centre, £120,000 to respond to misinformation and disinformation, and £100,000 to provide enhanced options to support asylum and refugee placements in temporary accommodation. During the Bolton disorder, bricks and other missiles were launched at police officers. Several people have been convicted of crimes related to the disorder. At one court hearing on August 6, District Judge Joanne Hirst said the scenes the previous week had seen 'horrific violence', which included police cars being smashed up. A Bolton Council report published this week to the cabinet member for stronger communities said: “The funds will provide immediate action to safeguard people and property, reduce the risk of further disorder in the future, rebuild social trust and promote cohesion between communities. “The recovery coordination group has worked to understand the impact of the disorder and design a work programme for the use of this funding.” A full breakdown of how the £600,000 will be spent is below: Safety & Security (£90,000) Enhanced CCTV provision for the town centre is being costed. The funding will be used to purchase equipment and undertake all ground works and installation
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