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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Diane Taylor

Home Office defies high court by placing 100 asylum-seeker children in hotels

Child wearing a blanket over clothes rubs eyes as they wait to board a bus, flanked by officials.
Kent county council says it cannot cope with the number of children arriving on small boats. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA

The UK Home Office has placed more than 100 lone asylum-seeker children in hotels in recent weeks, despite the practice having been found unlawful by the high court.

The government’s continued use of hotels has been condemned by human rights and refugee organisations since more than 200 children have gone missing, including dozens who vanished from one hotel in Brighton.

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