Councils face increased pressure to respond to child refugee crisis
Adam Offord
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Kent Council is struggling to cope with a major rise in the number of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children it is caring for, to the point where the government is preparing to force other authorities to share the burden.

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