<\/p>
New statutory guidance for local authorities on the care of unaccompanied asylum seeking and trafficked children is due to be published shortly. <\/em><\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to issue guidance to social services departments on the special needs of unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people, in particular in respect of post-traumatic stress and arrested personal development.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government how many child asylum applicants have been refused financial and other support by social services departments because their credibility has been challenged, in the last year for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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