Inspectors have warned it was “particularly worrying” Border Force could not find safeguarding referrals for two children at the UK-France border who were later re-trafficked to the UK.
An unannounced visit to the UK’s five short-term holding facilities across Calais, Dunkirk and Coquelles in France in November 2024 found there were “too many shortcomings” in safeguarding and “poor oversight” over use of force as priority concerns from the inspection.
