Schedule 3 - Advisory and support services for family proceedings
Children Bill [Lords]
Public Bill Committees, 19 October 2004, 5:00 pm
Mrs Margaret Hodge (Barking, Labour)
Because of an imminent vote, I must say that we had a lengthy debate on this point, and although I am happy to talk to the hon. Lady outside the Committee, I simply say to her now that unaccompanied asylum-seeking children are covered by the Children Act 1989, so they have the same protection for ensuring their safety. I accept that they are a vulnerable group, which is why all the things that I discussed this morning are central to ensuring that they are properly safeguarded when they are in this country.