Lone children held at UK-run detention centres in France 284 times last year
Refugee charities say the numbers revealed in freedom of information data are ‘shocking’ Lone children were held at UK-run detention centres in France on nearly 300 occasions last year, according to documents released under the Freedom of Information Act. Data obtained by the Guardian shows they are part of about 900 instances when unaccompanied minors have been detained at British short-term facilities near Calais and Dunkirk over the last four years. Continue reading...
Official figures indicate that unaccompanied children were detained in UK-operated facilities in France on 284 separate occasions during the past year. This data, released under a Freedom of Information request, reveals a significant number of instances involving minors without guardians. Over the last four years, approximately 900 unaccompanied children have been held in these short-term British facilities located near Calais and Dunkirk.
This situation raises serious concerns about the welfare and protection of vulnerable children seeking asylum.
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