Source: Children England
Date: 29 July 2021
Children England reports that more than 65 charities including have written to Education Secretary expressing concern at the Department for Education’s authorisation for the Home Office to place children seeking asylum in Kent in minimally supported hotel accommodation. The letter urges the Education Secretary to ensure these vulnerable children are given the care and protection they are entitled to by law.
NIROMP are included in the list of signatories.
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