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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Tom Pilgrim

Lone child asylum seekers aged 13 placed in hotels despite ruling, court hears

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Lone child asylum seekers, some as young as 13, are still being placed in hotels despite the routine practice previously being ruled unlawful, the High Court has been told.

Every Child Protected Against Trafficking (ECPAT) said the proportion of unaccompanied youngsters aged under 16 being housed in hotels in Kent was “growing” with there being “no clear explanation as to why this is”.

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