Coventry Refugee Centre fears over surge in child asylum seekers

Feb 9 2010

THE number of lone children seeking asylum in the West Midlands has rocketed by 700 per cent in six years. In 2002 there were 42 children receiving care from councils in the region, but that figure had risen to 306 by 2008. Follow the Coventry Telegraph on Twitter here... The figures were revealed through a Freedom of Information request amid claims that local authority budgets were under strain to look after the children who had fled to the UK from countries such as Iraq and Afghanistan. In Coventry and Warwickshire there are said to be currently 229 asylum seekers who are under 18 and being looked after by the local authorities. Story continues ADVERTISEMENT Warwickshire County Council said it was currently caring for 130 youngsters. Bhopinder Basi, chief executive of the Coventry Refugee Centre in Bishop Street, said the figures were much higher than he had thought.

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