A TOP police boss has said there have been ‘no crimes reported’ relating to a village hotel that’s being used to house asylum seekers.

Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Barber said the force is “closely monitoring” the Manor Hotel in Datchet after the Home Office decided to use it to house people while their claims for sanctuary in the UK are processed.

In September, the Royal Borough Council was given “short notice” about the Home Office’s decision. The same thing happened with the Holiday Inn in Maidenhead in March as part of a nationally run 100-hotel scheme throughout the UK privately organised by the Home Office and the hotels involved.

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An avalanche of concerns was raised by Datchet residents, parish and borough councillors, and council bosses. They feared anti-social behaviour would rise in the village and the asylum seekers would add financial pressure to the local authority, which does not get reimbursed by the government.

Mr Barber updated Datchet parish councillors at a meeting on Monday, December 12, on the situation.

He said Thames Valley Police are in a “much better” place in understanding who and how many people are in the Manor Hotel. However, he couldn’t reveal an exact number at the meeting.

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Mr Barber said: “The monitoring is pretty good. There’s lots of concern, which I understand, but I don’t think there’s any crime reported that directly relates to that hotel where there’s any evidence for that.

“It is being closely monitored by the force, the local superintendent, and the local neighbourhood team are very much aware of it, and I’m having conversations with the Home Office about the general point about the way they are managing these hotels and allocating them to local areas.”