More than 100 unaccompanied child migrants remain missing after disappearing from UK hotels over a 14-month period, data reveals.
Some 1,606 children who arrived alone between July 2021 and June 2022 were placed in hotel accommodation by the Home Office, according to its own figures. Rishan Tsegay, who arrived in the UK from Sudan on the back of a lorry aged 17 and has since been granted asylum, says she fears some of those missing children could end up in the hands of the traffickers who brought them into the country.
It said: "On average, unaccompanied children seeking asylum are moved to long-term care within 15 days of arriving in a hotel, but we know more needs to be done. The Local Government Association, which represents councils, says it is "working tirelessly to find suitable placements for unaccompanied children, with 597 placements made in the past six months".
eddireader Did anyone check Buckingham Palace for them?
Kathy_CEO_CE isn't wrong. These are children, the law enshrines their welfare as paramount and they have been horribly let down.
Spoken with conviction, clarity and compassion Kathy_CEO_CE 👏🏻
Spoken with conviction, clarity and compassion.
MacLeanKatie It was such a refreshing interview. The subject was safeguarding vulnerable children not talking about how to stop people seeking safety from arriving in the U.K.!
Remind me which other EU nations have agreed safe routes ?
Well said ,keep up your good work .
Kathy_CEO_CE 👏👏💜💜
Kathy_CEO_CE is right and this is a microcosm of our current failures toward all children in care...the *safe route* to a better life isn't one favoured by tory Govts of last decade...
Very well done indeed Kathy! Kathy_CEO_CE 👏👏👏
Well if you want safe routes however many you allow in others will still try.
Well said Kathy_CEO_CE Pure truth 👏🏿
Well said Kathy_CEO_CE - all the right wing BS & hate mask the epic failure of this government & the HO to safeguard extremely vulnerable children & young people. Child exploitation & trafficking is rife within the UK. Officials should be held accountable.
This is about how we look after care and respect children.
Cost of living crisis and billions…
Or could it be free 4 star seaside hotels and benefits?
The lack of safe routes from France, a safe country? Or is this just leftist bullshit to justify mass immigration by any means possible?
Powerful.
What fuels it is ppl like her... There should be zero citizenship for illegal entry. None.
That will be why there is so much people trafficking into Japan and South Korea.