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Croydon calls for asylum support funds to stave off intervention

The council is facing the prospect of Government intervention as it grapples with a multi-million pound funding gap.

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By Martin Ford | 18 August 2021

Croydon LBC is facing the prospect of Government intervention as it grapples with a multi-million pound funding gap.

The warning was issued by council leader Cllr Hamida Ali as it seeks further funding to help support unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC).

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