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<p>The safety and wellbeing of those in our care is our primary concern. We have robust
safeguarding procedures in place to ensure all unaccompanied asylum-seeking children
(UASC) in emergency interim hotels are safe and supported whilst we seek urgent placements
with a local authority. Young people are supported by team leaders and support workers
who are on site 24 hours a day. Further care is provided in hotels by teams of specialist
social workers and nurses.</p><p>We have no power to detain UASC in hotels and we
know some do go missing. Many of those who have gone missing are subsequently traced
and located. Children’s movements in and out of hotels are monitored and recorded
and they are accompanied by support workers when attending organised activities and
social excursions off-site, or where specific vulnerabilities are identified.</p><p>There
are many reasons why children go missing from care. This is also true of unaccompanied
asylum-seeking children. It would be wrong to make generalisations regarding the reasons
for this.</p>
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