Groups have criticised plans in Planning better outcomes and support for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, in responses to the consultation, which ended last week. They argue the proposals are in "stark contrast" to other government initiatives such as Care Matters and Every Child Matters.
Lisa Nandy, policy adviser at The Children's Society and chair of the Refugee Children's Consortium, said: "Our key concern is that unaccompanied young people are being treated differently from looked-after children, such as the proposal to take them out of foster care at 16 and put them into shared accommodation. I think the agenda behind removing support at 16 is to cut ties with foster families so they can be removed from the UK easier."
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