History GCSE
Treatment of asylum seekers
What Treatment of asylum seekers means in History GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Treatment of asylum seekers
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Reference: OCR
Measures including dispersal around the country, detention in some cases and restrictions on working while claims were decided.
Topics that use Treatment of asylum seekers
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