Piddington migrant camp DOES pose risk to women and girls, Government admits amid plans to install CCTV

The Piddington migrant camp does pose a risk to local women and girls, the Government has admitted.

Earlier this week, Angela Rayner, the Housing Secretary, pushed through plans to parachute 1,256 undocumented migrant men on the Oxfordshire village's doorstep.

Ever since the hugely controversial decision was unveiled, valiant villagers fought against the development, citing safety risks for women and girls.

But the Labour minister ignored desperate pleas from every council, as well as the local police and crime commissioner, to bin off the plans for good.

During the consultation, some 3,177 individuals railed against the plans - culminating in a symbolic referendum whereby the locals voted to leave the UK in protest.

Now, even the Government has ceded it "cannot eliminate all risk" posed to the unsuspecting locals once the unvetted asylum seekers move in.

The same document shed light on local police bosses who were concerned over the "increased risk of crime".

It further cited "significant additional policing costs" in regards to the proposed site, where the undocumented men will be allowed to roam freely.

In the official planning approval document, Ms Rayner's department said it had assessed "concerns about the safety of women and girls, perceptions of safety, community cohesion, policing demand and protest activity”.

It insisted the site would be "closely managed through 24-hour staffing, controlled access, CCTV, security patrols and incident-response procedures".

However, it still admitted asylum seekers would be allowed to freely roam.

It said the "limited pedestrian connections" would prevent the undocumented men from walking around the local "isolated" area.

It added: "While these measures cannot eliminate all risk, officials consider that they would materially reduce security and community safety risks."

Women in the area have already started to prepare for the possible consequences of Labour's decision.

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In September, the Women of Piddington, a group of female residents opposing the plans, have urged MPs not to abandon them in an open letter.

They have written to female MPs in particular because they fear the arrival of more than 1,200 predominantly male asylum seekers will leave local women feeling increasingly vulnerable and unsafe in their own community.

Made up of just 133 women, the group warned the asylum seekers would outnumber the female population of Piddington - 10 to one.

Now, around 20 women have signed up to self-defence classes.

Meanwhile, the rest of the village is considering a system of CCTV cameras and an alert system.

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said Ms Rayner and Labour had "betrayed the people of Piddington and Bicester by abusing their emergency powers in this way".

He said: "Using emergency crown planning powers to force a camp for 1,500 young male illegal migrants onto a tiny rural village is sickening.

"I have met many women from the village who are are scared for their safety but Angela Rayner doesn’t care.

"Instead of accommodating illegal immigrants, the Government should leave the ECHR so illegal immigrants can be rapidly deported."