West Lothian Council's Social Policy Policy Development and Scrutiny Panel hears about plight of asylum-seeking children in county
Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.West Lothian has offered shelter and protection to 11 asylum-seeking children in the last four years.The council’s Social Policy Policy Development and Scrutiny Panel heard the news at its recent meeting.Panel chair Councillor Angela Doran-Timson had asked for the report after what she called “horrific” stories in national media about the plight of children being trafficked into the United Kingdom.Tim Ward, senior manager, justice and looked after children, told the PDSP the youngsters had been found by police working in illicit premises or else dropped from vehicles.His report added: “Young people tend to be discovered in West Lothian either