Asylum: Children
2026-07-05 · Home Office · HL1698 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the safeguards in place to prevent the immigration detention of unaccompanied children for over 24 hours.
Answer
The Government takes its safeguarding responsibilities towards children extremely seriously.Unaccompanied children may only be detained in very limited and exceptional circumstances, and the law places strict constraints on that detention. They may not be...