The continued plight of missing asylum seeking children in the U.K.
On Wednesday, June 5th, 2024, BBC reported that a High Court decision was made on a case brought against the Home Office in 2023 by Every Child Protected Against Trafficking (ECPAT UK) that highlighted the unlawful practice of housing unaccompanied child asylum seekers in hotels. The court decided that the “routine” housing of unaccompanied child asylum seekers in the hotels was unlawful. Before this ruling, a whistleblower at a Home Office-run