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                                The Role of Local Government in Supporting Asylum Seekers and Refugees                            

                        


                        

                            


                                                                    

                                        

                                            

                                                

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                                                    21 August 2025                                                

                                            

                                        

                                    

                                
                                                                    

                                        

                                            

                                                

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                        Presentation by Catherine Damen, Policy Officer with COSLA, to a special August 2025 meeting of the Homelessness Forum which focussed on the housing and support needs of asylum seekers and refugees. This presentation covers the policy context and some of the main challenges faced by Scottish local authorities in this regard currently....                    


                

            

        


        



    


        

            

                

                    

                        

                            




                                

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