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Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children in Public Care

Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children in Public Care. Karin Courtman Looked After Children’s Services London Borough of Lewisham. Overview. Information about children in public care Information about those who are asylum seekers Possible service improvements.

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Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children in Public Care

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  1. Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children in Public Care Karin Courtman Looked After Children’s Services London Borough of Lewisham

  2. Overview • Information about children in public care • Information about those who are asylum seekers • Possible service improvements

  3. Number of children looked after at 31st March 1997 to 2004

  4. % of Gender Distribution of LAC in Lewisham during the year ending 31st March 1998 to 2003

  5. Number of children looked after with recorded legal status “Accommodated under S20 - asylum seeker” during the year ending 31st March 2001 to 2004

  6. Ages of Looked After Asylum Seeking Children

  7. The Hillingdon Judgement • Previously common practice to support unaccompanied asylum seeking children aged 16+ under S.17. Now are looked after. • Was less statutory guidance and lower cost, but lower level of service. • Were not entitled to leaving care services. • Were not as well supported as looked after children.

  8. Ethnicity of Looked After UASC

  9. Gender of UASC

  10. Placement Costs and Type UASC

  11. The Children’s Bill and Every Child Matters • UASC will benefit as will all children from better co-ordination between services • Children in private foster care will benefit

  12. Issues for the Council • Need for a greater range of appropriate local placements • Number looked after children, including UASC rising steadily • Recently more younger children, especially from China and Vietnam

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