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Council calls for asylum review

Portsmouth City Council’s leader, Cllr Gerald Vernon Jackson, has urged a review of the system for local authorities dealing with unaccompanied children seeking asylum.

Portsmouth City Council's leader, Cllr Gerald Vernon Jackson, has urged a review of the system for local authorities dealing with unaccompanied children seeking asylum.

The voluntary National Transfer Scheme was put in place to spread the burden across local authorities, but a mere 19 children were dispersed from Portsmouth to other councils in 2017/18.

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