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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rajeev Syal and Diane Taylor

Halving time asylum seeker children held in UK hotels not enough, say charities

A child runs outside the gates of the Crowne Plaza hotel, which has been used to house asylum seekers, in 2021.
A child runs outside the gates of the Crowne Plaza hotel, which has been used to house asylum seekers, in 2021. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images

Charities have accused ministers of doing too little, too late after the amount of time that unaccompanied asylum seeker children can be held in hotels was halved.

Following evidence that children as young as 11 seeking refuge in the UK were at risk of exploitation while held in temporary accommodation, local authorities have been given five working days instead of 10 to move them from hotels into care.

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