The coalition of 69 charities, led by Children England, has raised concerns that “extremely vulnerable children are being held in short-term holding facilities and accommodated in hotels with very limited adult supervision and care”.
“These facilities are completely inappropriate as accommodation for children, and were never intended to meet this purpose.”
New children arriving into the county are placed in the care of Border Force after Kent County Council was forced, for the second year running, to stop accepting unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) into its care due to hundreds of boats coming into Dover.
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