On 28 January, the Department for Education published a consultation on draft regulations and statutory guidance for local authorities on the care of unaccompanied asylum-seeking and trafficked children. In the consultation, which closed on 25 March, the DfE sought views on the proposed regulations and guidance, particularly on the question of whether the proposed measures would help local authorities to plan and care for unaccompanied and trafficked children.
Coram Children's Legal Centre has long been calling for attention to be paid to the particular needs of both unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and children who are victims of trafficking. A local authority's duties to looked-after children under the Children Act 1989 apply equally to all children, irrespective of immigration status, but these children often have additional, complex needs. The proposed regulations and guidance are a welcome step in recognising these particular needs.
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