Young refugees to provide fresh challenge for councils

By Martin Ford | 29 March 2022

The local government sector is braced for the challenge of protecting a wave of children fleeing the war in Ukraine.

As the first unaccompanied young refugees arrive in the UK, councils face extra pressures on their safeguarding and support services to protect them from exploitation and traffickers.

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