East Kilbride MSP Collette Stevenson hails new measures to help refugees settle into communities

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Collette Stevenson MSP has welcomed a raft of government measures aimed at ensuring refugees and people seeking asylum are supported to make their new communities their home.

The New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy: Delivery Plan 2024-2026 – developed by the Scottish Government, Scottish Refugee Council and COSLA – includes commitments to work with employers to help them recruit refugees, to identify ways to improve English language provision and to ensure services are co-ordinated effectively.It builds on the approach set out in the updated New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy, published in March 2024, and draws on more than 2000 community consultation responses from people who have sought refuge and resettled in Scotland.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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This service helps refugees and people seeking asylum access information and advice.Ms Stevenson said: “We have a proud history of welcoming people fleeing the horrors of war and persecution.