Brighton residents face ID checks at home in run up to Labour conference
During the conference, from September 27 to October 1, police will seal off a secure ‘island site’ around the Brighton Centre, Hilton Metropole, Grand Hotel and Russell Road car park.
But residents and workers further afield will also have to prove who they are.
Police working with Brighton and Hove City Council have already sent letters to businesses and homes around the conference centre which will be affected by Operation Otter.
Officers will visit homes and ask residents to show an identity document like a passport of driving licence, as well as confirming their address with a bank statement or utility bill.
The names will then be checked against the police national computer to check whether they are wanted or suspected of terrorism.
What if one of the residents has no passport and no driving licence with them?