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Councils 'unfairly disadvantaged' in asylum-seeking system

Two councils have pleaded with neighbouring authorities to step-up to take in more unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC).

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By Martin Ford | 20 January 2020

Two councils have pleaded with neighbouring authorities to step-up to take in more unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC).

Kent CC and Portsmouth City Council described their ‘unfairly disadvantaged and unsustainable position' in a letter to other authorities in the south-east.

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