Thanks to community for support around planned protests

As a force we have been working tirelessly with partners and community leaders over the last few days in response to information circulating online about planned protests.

We are grateful to everyone who has been involved and co-operated with us. We are aware that there are many people in the community who are understandably concerned by the reports online and in the media but we’d like to reassure everyone that we do have full and robust plans in place to deal with any potential violence and disorder.

Divisional Commander Chief Superintendent Emma Aldred said: “We are very much here to protect the communities of Derbyshire and we are working around the clock in order to do so.

“I want to reassure communities that we are doing our very best in terms of looking at information and intelligence and I want to thank all those that have come forward and provided that information.

“There is no place in our county for racism, discrimination and the causing of fear which we are seeing amongst our communities.”

See the full video from Chief Superintendent Aldred below.