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Commenting on the report received by the Home Office's Migration Impacts Forum which says many regions have reported concerns about the impact of immigration, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Nick Clegg MP said:
"This report confirms what the Liberal Democrats have always said: a fair, free and effective immigration system is only possible if three conditions are met - administrative competence at our borders; planning for the impact on local services and actively promoting integration.
"The Government has failed spectacularly on all three counts, indulging instead in a mix of administrative incompetence in the Home Office and tough-talking populism in Parliament.
"At an absolute minimum the Government must now move to eliminate the ridiculous time lag which presently exists in the allocation of central government money to local authorities.
"How are local authorities supposed to respond to rapid population changes in their area if it takes three years for new population figures to be reflected in increased central government grants?"


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