Hundreds of child refugees wrongly sent to adult detention centres by Home Office
by Nicola Kelly
Jan 23, 2024
3 minutes
At least 1,300 child refugees who arrived in the UK alone have been wrongly identified as adults, with nearly 500 placed in detention centres or in unsupervised adult accommodation, according to a report published on Monday.
Fourteen young people spent up to seven months in adult prisons after the Home Office wrongly assessed their ages between January 2022 and June 2023, the charities found.
Such treatment is linked to an and an increased likelihood of running away from care, leading many young people into . Children as young as 14 were among those judged to be adults.
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