Young people arriving in the UK unaccompanied by a responsible adult and seeking asylum from political, religious or other forms of persecution form a small but
significant part of the looked after children population. The needs and circumstances of these young people are complex. They have often been chosen by their family as the child who most needed to be rescued or who was most likely to establish themselves in a new safe country for the opportunity and rewards that might create. For many families, the investment of large sums of money to traffickers to secure the young person’s journey and overcome the numerous hurdles to arrival in the UK is itself a major barrier to be overcome. The characteristics of young people seeking asylum today suggests that they are mostly teenage males from countries embroiled in war or significant political, ethnic or religious conflict.
Published : 31st July 2012
Author : Jim Wade, Ala Sirriyeh, Ravi Kohli and John Simmonds [ More From This Author ]
Publisher : British Association for Adoption & Fostering [ More From This Publisher ]
Rights : British Association for Adoption & Fostering
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