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Asylum 'perma-backlog' to impact councils

Reforms to the UK’s asylum system are likely to pile more pressure on councils struggling to support unaccompanied children, a new report has found.

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By Martin Ford | 22 August 2023

Reforms to the UK's asylum system are likely to pile more pressure on councils struggling to support unaccompanied children, a new report has found.

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) think-tank urged the next Government not to ‘sideline' asylum after 2025 as the Illegal Migration Act risks creating a ‘perma-backlog'.

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