Rise in child refugees sparks calls for mandatory transfer scheme
Fiona Simpson
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Amid a rise in unaccompanied asylum-seeking children coming to the UK, council chiefs in Kent say voluntary national support scheme has failed and call for it to be made compulsory to share pressures around the country.
Picture: Refugee Council
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