Forty children who were reported missing from UK asylum-seeker hotels are still not located years later, according to a parliamentary report. The report describes the group as part of a wider set of missing children and young people associated with the asylum accommodation system.
The Guardian reports the figure emerges from a joint committee on human rights, which says most of the broader cohort has been found. It also notes MPs and peers express “extreme concern” about the remaining cases and call on ministers to explain what steps are being taken to trace them. Sky News and The Independent similarly report that dozens of people who went missing as children remain unaccounted for.
Across outlets, the core point is the same: despite progress in locating many of the missing, a subset of roughly 40 reported missing from asylum hotels has not been found. The Guardian adds that some of those cases may involve people still believed to be under 18, and highlights scrutiny of the social care system’s role.
