How do unaccompanied asylum-seeking children fit into the Care Mattersplans? In the words of Care Matters: "This group of children havedifferent needs to other children in care, which will be looked at inmore detail in a forthcoming consultation from the Home Office." Thatpaper has now been issued.
What's the general feeling about the proposals? They're mixed, butstrong.
The Government claims the proposals seek to impose a fair balancebetween the wish to provide good-quality care and services with the needto enforce immigration decisions. However, children's charities andsocial welfare organisations are concerned that the scales are weightedtowards immigration.
What is the Government proposing? The paper begins with a welcomeassertion that asylum-seeking children "matter every bit as much" asother children under the Every Child Matters outcomes, and that many ofthe Care Matters measures will apply equally to unaccompaniedasylum-seeking children.
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