The Scottish Refugee Integration Forum met for the first time in Glasgow this week in a bid to bring together Scotland’s statutory and voluntary agencies.
The Scottish executive set up forum, and it is chaired by minister for social justice Iain Gray. It will have a number of roles: to consider how to assist refugees to integrate into life in Scotland; to feed into the National Refugee Integration Forum about experiences in Scotland; to collect good practice and to play a key role in promoting positive images of refugees.
Gray said: "There have clearly been problems in the past as asylum seekers and refugees have settled into their host communities. However I am committed to ensuring that we in Scotland continue with our strong tradition of welcoming and integrating asylum seekers and refugees fleeing from oppression and persecution."
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