Care Leavers: Deportation
Commons · Question 3318 · Tabled 20 May 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Kim Johnson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her Department’s policy to prioritise the enforced removal of individuals who are care leavers formerly looked after by a local authority; and what mandatory safeguarding and best intere
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 3 Jun 2026
There is no policy that prioritises the enforced removal of individuals who are care leavers formerly looked after by a local authority.Decisions on whether to remove people from the UK are made on a case-by-case basis and the safety and practicality of a...