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Anger as 40 children missing from UK asylum hotels still not found
Forty unaccompanied asylum-seeking children who went missing from Home Office hotels have still not been found, according to a parliamentary report published on Thursday. The Joint Committee on Human Rights said 472 children had gone missing from the hotels in total. Of those, 432 have since been located. Two of the 40 still unaccounted for are believed to remain under 18.
TL;DR
- Forty unaccompanied asylum-seeking children remain missing from Home Office hotels.
- A total of 472 children went missing, with 432 located.
- Two of the missing children are believed to be under 18.
- Some children found were in exploitative situations or victims of trafficking.
- A parliamentary committee is calling for specific actions to locate the missing children and prevent future disappearances.
- The Home Office-operated accommodation for unaccompanied children closed in January 2024.