Suspicious Package

An incident involving a suspicious package occurred at a Leicester jobcentre this week. The building was evacuated and advice taken from the police. The police advised two members of staff (both PCS members) to open the package (a rucksack) to discover the contents. In the event, the rucksack was found to contain clothing items and cosmetics, which is extremely fortunate for our two members concerned.

 

In a week following a number of terrorist incidents (including in Tunisia), PCS find this police advice to be bizarre and potentially fatal. We have asked senior management in the WSD district to raise this with the police for an explanation.

 

Until we receive that explanation, PCS advises members to refuse to engage with any suspicious item. We are not trained to identify what could be deadly and what is not and it is certainly in no-ones job description that we put lives at risk in this way. 

 

If we receive further information that alters this advice, we will issue another message to you.