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Lawyers call for asylum support

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Immigration lawyers have called on the government to stop the practice of denying asylum-seeking families access to mainstream local authority support.

The Immigration Law Practitioners' Association comments come in response to a UK Border Agency consultation on reforming the asylum support system. The association said: "The UK Border Agency should take the opportunity for a radical overhaul of the system. This should include consideration of abolishing the provisions that prevent asylum-seeking families with children from accessing mainstream local authority support."

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