[Action2-l] Children in UK‏

UK Asylum Process For Children Labelled 'Traumatic'

Children who come to the UK alone to seek asylum find the experience confusing, stressful and traumatic, a report suggests. The study by the Children's Society found there was a "culture of disbelief" among immigration staff dealing with children's asylum claims. It calls for a series of improvements to give young applicants more support. The UK Border Agency said it was already addressing many of the issues raised in the report.

Danny Shaw, BBC News, 21/09/12



Government Immigration Watchdog Wants More Children Detained
More routine use should be made of a controversial "child-friendly" detention centre for families facing removal from Britain, according to a new Home Office watchdog.

The independent family returns panel says that the child welfare charity Barnardo's, which provides welfare services at the G4S-run Cedars "pre-departure centre", should drop its "red line" that it should only be used as a last resort and that no more than 10% of the families facing removal should be held there.

The first annual report from the panel, which is chaired by a former social services director, says that immigration and private security staff should be given the right to use force to restrain teenage children who aggressively try to resist the removal of themselves and their families.

Alan Travis,  guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 19 September 2012

Bron : chiara lauvergnac