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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rajeev Syal

Calls for inquiry after refugee children made to guess who got foster care in ‘game’

Home Office
The Home Office launched an internal inquiry after the ‘game’ was disclosed on Thursday by a report into unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Foster families and social workers are demanding an independent inquiry after it emerged that Home Office-employed staff forced refugee children to play a game to guess who would be the next one to be placed in foster care.

In a letter published today in the Guardian, the British Association of Social Workers, the Fostering Network, the Refugee Council and Every Child Protected Against Trafficking (ECPAT) are among 20 bodies saying that children are being failed, abused and exploited because of the current Home Office system.

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