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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Anahita Hossein-Pour

Council in legal challenge over ‘strain’ of caring for child asylum seekers

PA Media

A council has launched a legal challenge against the Home Secretary, arguing it is being put under “wholly disproportionate strain” by looking after hundreds of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.

Kent County Council (KCC) bosses say the pressure on its children’s services “continues to be overlooked”, which has forced them to begin a claim for judicial review against Suella Braverman.

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