What are child refugees facing in the UK?
- 1,300 children wrongly assessed as adults by the Home Office
- Nearly 500 children placed in adult accommodation or detention
- Charities warn of risks of exploitation and abuse
What does the new report reveal?
- At least 1,300 refugee children wrongly placed in adult settings in 18 months
- Children as young as 14 sharing rooms with unrelated adults
- Risks of abuse, harassment, and trauma due to lack of safeguards
What are the key findings of the report?
- Government refused to publish data on children wrongly assessed as adults
- 800 safeguarding episodes recorded by Humans for Rights Network
- Call for urgent action to protect vulnerable child refugees
Summary:
At least 1,300 child refugees in the UK were wrongly assessed as adults by the Home Office, facing risks of harassment, abuse, and exploitation in adult accommodation. Charities call for urgent action to protect vulnerable children from harm.
Source: www.refugeecouncil.org.uk