Let's not focus on how late to the party OFSTED is and instead welcome the fact they have finally turned up. This has been happening for months. Separated children, including those who have been trafficked, placed at risk and outside legal protection.
thetimes.co.uk/article/5f192b…
thetimes.co.uk/article/5f192b…
The thing is that this is actually a growing issue. The government has said it will make the national transfer scheme mandatory, which would force all local authorities, unless they could give good reason why, to take unaccompanied child refugees.
It has not, however, made any moves to cease the use of hotels. Rather, they have started using more. Often the Home Office will place unaccompanied children in hotels with little to no notice for local authorities, all of which allows them to slip through the cracks.
We have strict child protection laws in this country, something which for obvious reasons are being spotlighted on at the moment. Those laws are specifically set to ensure that all children, regardless of where they are from, get protection. They are also being ignored.
They have been being ignored for months. Hundreds of children have gone missing from care in the UK, most likely being trafficked. The use of hotels increases risks of re-exploitation which already exist, and have already been ignored by the Home Office.
Child trafficking survivors need specialist support and care, something they don't receive in hotels. Failing to provide them with that support risks not only them being re-trafficked, but also increased long-term trauma. #r4today
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