Rag, he says he believes that the policy comes from "higher up" than the agents who paint the doors and provide the bands for welfare.

He refers to "government policy."

He says, "these have been pilot schemes for future identification of all asylum seekers, "
Local agents would hardly be piloting such a scheme for all asylum seekers in the country. Who would order such a scheme but government?

He says, "The armbands have nothing to do with benefits - they are to identify the wearers as asylum seekers whenever they appear in public"
which would have to be a national policy.