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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mark Townsend and Anna Fazackerley

Ukraine refugees staying with UK hosts not cleared by DBS criminal record checks

Ukrainians crossing the border into Poland
Ukrainians crossing the border into Poland. Some 46,000 have so far made it to the UK. Photograph: Christophe Archambault/AFP

Ukrainians fleeing the war are being housed with UK hosts who have not had a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) criminal record check, in the latest concern to blight the government’s response to the refugee crisis.

Under increasing pressure to iron out flaws in its schemes, government sources told the Observer they were creating a “rematching” service to house Ukrainians with people willing to help.

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