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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Hamish Morrison

Damning internal report slams Home Office's 'awful' handling of Channel crossings

A young child amongst group of people thought to be migrants is carried by a member of the military as they are brought in to Dover, Kent in May 2022/PA Media

THE damning results of an investigation into the Home Office’s handling of the surge in Channel crossings by vulnerable refugees has been described in parts as “awful”, with the overall system branded “poor”.

Chief inspector of borders and immigration David Neal found problems arose mainly due to the department’s “refusal” to move from an “emergency response” to the crisis.

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