20 Percent of Missing Child Migrants Had Age Disputed by Authorities

127 of those recorded by the Home Office as UASC disappeared or absconded from care either during investigations into their age.

A young child is carried by a military officer as a group of illegal immigrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, from a Border Force vessel, after being intercepted in the English Channel on Aug. 23, 2022. PA

Over 20 percent of child migrants who went missing from government accommodation had their age disputed by authorities, new figures reveal.

A total of 127 of those recorded by the Home Office as “unaccompanied asylum-seeking children” (UASC) disappeared or absconded from care either during investigations into their age or following dispute decisions.