Overview
- Crowborough Shield said it issued judicial review proceedings against the Home Secretary on 10 December, naming Wealden District Council and the Ministry of Defence as interested parties.
- The government has confirmed plans to use Crowborough Training Camp in East Sussex and Cameron Barracks in Inverness for asylum accommodation, with up to 540 men proposed at Crowborough.
- The legal case alleges a secretive process without planning permission or meaningful engagement, cites Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, and flags the site’s proximity to protected Ashdown Forest.
- Reports describe construction under way at the Crowborough camp and teenage cadets being told to leave as preparations continue.
- Local protests have drawn large crowds for weeks, the area’s MP Nusrat Ghani has backed residents’ concerns, and GB News reports the Home Office aims to begin transfers before the end of December.