The cost of looking after unaccompanied children and young people seeking asylum is not being properly funded by the Government, Falkirk Council has said.
Falkirk Council currently looks after 12 young people seeking asylum through the National Transfer Scheme, which aims to relieve some of the pressure on local authorities in the south east of England, who are legally bound to look after young people arriving without their families.
But government grants to Falkirk Council to pay for the service are estimated to be £350,000 short of the actual cost to the council.
