In 2006, 2,850 unaccompanied children sought asylum in the UK. Fewer than 3,000 unaccompanied children sought asylum each year during 2004-2006, down from a high of 6,200 in 2002. - Source: Home Office. Commons Hansard, 14 March 2007, col. 392W
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