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'Concern' over aslyum transfer scheme

Kent CC has said it is taking too long for asylum-seeking children to be transferred to other authorities.

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By Martin Ford | 28 March 2022

Kent CC has said it is taking too long for asylum-seeking children to be transferred to other authorities.

It is now mandatory for councils to take in unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) as part of the national transfer scheme.

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