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Police warned a day before Dover protest, force says
Kent Police says it was warned about possible protests in Dover the day before they took place, but information "was not fully assessed"
Kent Police has said it was made aware of the potential for protests in Dover the day before they took place but information "was not fully assessed".
A large group of protesters dressed in black and wearing balaclavas blocked access to the Port of Dover on Saturday for several hours, with witnesses hearing chants of "stop the boats".
Kent Police had said it did not know about the demonstration in advance, leading to accusations of a failure in intelligence-gathering.
But the force said a review had found it received non-emergency information late on Friday which may have allowed it to "consider its resourcing", but did not share what it was told. The Home Office has declined to comment.
A force spokesperson said: "The protest organisers adopted a different approach to previous protests, and as part of our commitment to public safety we have examined our decision-making to identify any lessons, to ensure we are well prepared for future events organised in a similar way.
"During that initial review, we found the force had received non-emergency information late on Friday evening that a protest could take place in the town the following day.
"This information was not fully assessed. If it was, it may have allowed the force to consider its resourcing."
Protesters blocked the port from 07:00 BST for several hours on Saturday
Kent Police previously said the protest was "spontaneous", and it did not have any intelligence to suggest a demonstration was going to happen.