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Excessive working hours and the radicalisation of minorities are among "key threats" to policing in Kent, a police report has revealed.Excessive working hours and the radicalisation of minorities are among "key threats" to policing in Kent, a police report has revealed.
The document, sent to the BBC after a Freedom of Information request, lists 10 areas which Kent Police believes carry most risk.The document, sent to the BBC after a Freedom of Information request, lists 10 areas which Kent Police believes carry most risk.
These include sex offenders living in the community and crime that exploits illegal immigrants.These include sex offenders living in the community and crime that exploits illegal immigrants.
In a statement, Kent Police said the list was no cause for public concern.In a statement, Kent Police said the list was no cause for public concern.
"People should not be concerned about the risks that have been assessed," it said."People should not be concerned about the risks that have been assessed," it said.
"Good emergency planning involves considering potential risks and putting contingencies in place to deal with them."Good emergency planning involves considering potential risks and putting contingencies in place to deal with them.
"There is nothing to suggest that we are not able to manage our response to any of the risks on the register.""There is nothing to suggest that we are not able to manage our response to any of the risks on the register."
The list also highlighted potential terrorist activity, management of internal information, and depleted resources caused by strikes by prison officers as potential risks to policing in Kent. The list also highlights potential terrorist activity, management of internal information, and depleted resources caused by strikes by prison officers as potential risks to policing in Kent.
Register of top 10 risks to force:
  • Radicalisation of minorities: Failure to expose and consider support for terrorist activity, eg fund raising.
  • Stretched resources: Failure to match resources to demand.
  • Dangerous offenders: Known individuals who cannot be monitored by police.
  • Residents with no leave to remain: Difficulty in policing and protecting "hidden" illegal communities.
  • Information: Ineffective management of increasing volumes of intelligence.
  • Terrorist attacks: Planning and response to attacks in public places may not be sufficient to protect the public and staff.
  • Management of police information: Failure to retain, find, share and use force data.
  • Staff retention: Aggressive recruiting of experienced detectives by other forces.
  • Specialist managers: Serious crime and incidents would extend working time hours.
  • Industrial action by prison officers: Walk-outs at Kent's 11 prisons would require deployment of public order trained officers inside prisons.