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Referrals of unaccompanied asylum seeking children determined to be adults by the Home Office
Request ID
19267
Date Received
Date Resolved
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1. In the calendar year of 2024 (January to December), how many individuals claiming to be children (aged under 18) were referred to your children’s services department having previously been assessed to be an adult by the Home Office and placed in adult asylum accommodation or detention?
We had 21 approaches.
2. Of those referred, how many were subsequently accepted as, or assessed to be, under 18 by your children’s services department?
17 were accommodated into Local Authority care.
