Missing Asylum Seeking Unaccompanied Children - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords am 3:08 pm ar 10 Gorffennaf 2023.

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Photo of The Bishop of Chichester The Bishop of Chichester Bishop 3:08, 10 Gorffennaf 2023

My Lords, our duty of care in the welfare of children is provided for in a number of ways: the Children Act is one, as is the routine of Ofsted inspections of schools and children’s care homes. Can the Minister confirm that, if an asylum-seeking unaccompanied child is found after going missing from Home Office accommodation, they will not be returned to hotel accommodation but instead will be returned to local authority care, where all their rights under the Children Act can be met and the quality of their accommodation will be subject to Ofsted regulation and inspection?