Nigel and Melissa meet with Courtney who works with refugees locally. Courtney helps explain the process and also bring real life examples of of how local contact can help protect people from exploitation. We discuss the local impact of a hotel shutting its usual functions to house refugees and the responses from the community (https://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/people/old-palace-lodge-dunstable-town-council-agrees-to-welcome-all-new-residents-4016864).
A few useful links for those wanting to know more: https://righttoremain.org.uk/toolkit/ , https://care4calais.org/ , https://thecourtneyfoundation.org/ or contact us at FACES admin@faces.org.uk