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<p>The UK Government takes the welfare of unaccompanied asylum seeking children extremely
seriously, and the UK has a proud history of providing protection for those in need,
including some of the most vulnerable children affected by the migration crisis.</p><p>Whilst
we are unable to comment on the specific actions taken by individual EU Member States,
it is true to say that those States are bound by many of the same international obligations
as the UK.</p><p>The June 2017 European Council conclusions on the protection in children
in migration reaffirmed that the European Union is implementing a comprehensive approach
to manage migration and that the protection of children is a mainstreamed element
of this approach. It also underlined that the best interests of the child must be
a primary consideration in all actions or decisions concerning children and in assessing
the appropriateness of all durable solutions.</p>
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