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Hi Cat

If you want to find out more, you'll find it at http://www.communitycare.co.uk/

I didn't say anything about these children having no documentation, nor did I say that 95% are "sent back".

What I did say was that only about 5% have their asylum claims up-held.

Sue x

I think Cãt was just expressing concern, and also didn't catch the distinction between having the claim denied and being removed.


This is about the National Register for Unregistered Children:

http://www.nruc.gov.uk/about_nruc.html


http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/
national-register-of-child-refugees-may-help-protect-them-from-abuse-534046.html

Agent took £6,000 fee to transport Mohammad to safety in Britain

Sixteen-year-old Muhammad sits with his social worker, Laura Gomez, in a meeting room at Croydon town hall in south London. Looking young for his 16 years, he seems low and hardly speaks. Until last year, Muhammad had a normal childhood living with his parents in Karachi, Pakistan. The only child was looking forward to attending college after finishing school.

Then one day in December, his mother and father ­ both Shias, a minority in Pakistan ­ disappeared after attending a religious ceremony. Muhammad says his parents were kidnapped but the crime was not reported because his family feared the authorities. His father's business partner and friend arranged for Muhammad to leave the country for his own protection. An agent was paid £6,000.

"He arranged a passport for me and an agent took me here," he says. "The agent did everything. I didn't know the agent. I had no relatives here or anything. I didn't know where I was going." On 27 February this year, they arrived at Heathrow airport where Muhammad cleared immigration after saying he was only staying for four weeks. At Heathrow bus station, the agent disappeared.

Muhammad says: "I waited an hour. I went to the information desk and asked if there was an Asian area nearby. I took the 105 bus to Southall. I had £30. I asked many people for help. A boy helped me. He took me to his home and to a solicitor the next day." He found his way to the Refugee Council, who directed him to the Home Office where he was photographed and social services called. The teenager has been granted leave to remain until his 18th birthday, but is too homesick and has opted to return to Pakistan.

Ms Gomez says: "While other children are focusing on their lives, refugee children find it hard. In many cases, children suffer from torture and in some cases relatives have been murdered in front of them. The families send them to protect them."

Sorry, Sue, I've managed to combine your post and an earlier one. Plus I managed to assume that only 5% having their claims upheld meant that the other 95% were sent back. I really should know better than to assume that.

Thanks for the link.

Janey, thanks for your links too.

Oops Cat - I owe you an apology. I've just re-read what I wrote and it sounds very "school ma'am". Plus it was anything but clear.


I do stand by what I said, but I could've said it differently

Sorry

Sue x

Thanks Cat, Sue and Janey for adding to this , it has added a new dimension to the thread and I will read properly tomorrow, am yawning fit to drop at the moment,

night night and sleep well ( not you Janey lol you have to stay awake ! )

Rose xx

lol Sue, no need to apologise. Having had a late night last night I'm capable of misreading anything at the moment.

I've bookmarked the links you and Janey have posted and will read them when I'm a little more awake.

Haven't read all the posts as we're going out in a min, but although it was decent of Oz to apologise, it was Britain who sent them over!! Should be Britain apologising too. I have 2 lads in my tree who were sent over from Warwickshire, the Overton brothers.