Cash injection for Kent as councils drag feet on National Transfer Scheme

By Mark Conrad | 18 September 2023

The Government has given Kent CC £10m for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) amid concerns other councils have been slow to support the National Transfer Scheme.

Home Office lawyers told the High Court last week that Kent CC would receive an additional £9.75m to accommodate more asylum-seeking children.

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