Short summary
Stockport council - together with health and public sector partners - will support the new arrivals and assess their needs to ensure they are provided for during their short stay. Councillor Amanda Peers, cabinet member for inclusive neighbourhoods, said she was ‘proud’ the borough was stepping up to help. Councillor Chris Gordon told a Werneth Area Committee meeting it was a ‘fabulous idea’ and he was ‘fully in favour of it’ - but was unhappy he found out through police, rather than the council.
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What do we learn
Stockport Coincilors made the decision to welcome the Afghan refugees but some were not happy that they were not informed of the arrangements. The Council worked with other agencies - health and public sectors partners to provide assessment of needs
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Manchester