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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...