Government threatens to force councils to take on asylum-seeking children

Neil Puffett
Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Government is considering forcing local authorities to take on unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in order to ease pressure on Kent County Council, it has emerged.

Kent County Council has nearly 1,000 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in its care. Picture: Nathan Clark
Kent County Council has nearly 1,000 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in its care. Picture: Nathan Clark

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