government s use of hotels to house children who have come to the uk seeking asylum unaccompanied is in fact unlawful. this was legal action brought by two local authorities in the south of england, kent county council and brighton and hove council, along with the child trafficking charity. figures show that this is happening quite a lot, about 3000 under 18 is in the year to october 2022 spent some time in hotel accommodation and the charity and the local authorities have argued that that was not fit for purpose. in issuing a ruling at the high court today, mrjustice chamberlain said that children should only be housed in hotels in emergencies and for short periods of time. but it had become systemic and routine, he said. and overseeing that practice, the home secretary suella braverman, had exceeded the
decision which ruled that the governments practice which has been going on for a couple of years or so and housing unaccompanied children who have come to the uk and attempting to claim asylum in hotels for periods of time is come as is said introduction there, unlawful and this is legal brought by a child trafficking charity into local authorities in the south of england and they argued that the practice was not fit for purpose and the high courts ultimately agreed and mr justice chamberlain was the judge looking at this and his findings said that should only happen children staying in hotels on the company for very short periods of time as an emergency measure and it becomes systemic and routine and in overseeing that coming from the home secretary had exceeded the proper limits of her powers and went on to say that ensuring the safety and welfare of the children who have no adults to look after one of the most fundamental duties of any civilised
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