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‘Life-changing’ Scottish Guardianship Service debated in Scottish Parliament

Our Scottish Guardianship Service has been lauded by MSPs in a Scottish Parliament debate. The…

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No evictions into homelessness during a public health emergency.

As hospital admissions and Covid-related deaths increase once more, and with Scotland now in various…

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Asylum support to increase by just 3p per week

The Home Office announced this week that asylum support will rise from £39.60 a week…

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It’s time to reopen #SafeRoutesToSafety

Since March 2020 the UK hasn’t welcomed a single person through its resettlement programme. That…

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Collective push to end destitution in Scotland

A new bid to end destitution for people with no recourse to public funds in…

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Our vision for 2020-2023

Today, Scottish Refugee Council are launching our new strategic plan for 2020-2023. This plan sets…

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Sign the petition to #LiftTheBan on right to work!

Join over 150,000 people across the UK and sign the petition to #LiftTheBan on right…

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New freephone helpline

Today (Thursday, 1 October), Scottish Refugee Council’s helpline is changing to a freephone number. We’re…

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The real crisis is the public health emergency.

The real crisis is not people seeking refugee protection. The real crisis is the public…

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UK asylum system should learn from Scottish Guardianship model

Our Head of Policy, Gary Christie, writes for The Herald about the positive impact of…

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Celebrating 10 years of the Scottish Guardianship Service

Today, the Scottish Guardianship Service is celebrating a decade of supporting unaccompanied and trafficked young…

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A decade of the Scottish Guardianship Service: Meyman’s story

“This is the team I support. Celtic. Edouard. I just came to know them here….

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A decade of the Scottish Guardianship Service: Dlovan’s story

“I’ve never experienced anything like that before and I enjoyed it more than anything I’ve…

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A decade of the Scottish Guardianship Service: Pshtewan’s story

“It was so good, it was like a film. I said to them I cannot…

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A decade of the Scottish Guardianship Service: Mahad’s story

“We’ve won a couple of times. But unfortunately, we didn’t win any cups. No trophies…

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A decade of the Scottish Guardianship Service: Zayn’s story

“My favourite Scottish word is daftie. I use it a lot.” 19-year old Zayn loves…

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