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Following recent news reports that the Home Office is housing unaccompanied asylum seeking children in Hotels, we have brought together the below statement with our specialty group on international child health.

The government has published a long-term strategy to ‘fix’ children’s social care.

The report shows that 20% those who crossed the channel in small boats are children.

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation report on poverty in the UK shows that a million children under 4 are growing up in poverty.

Equality and Human Rights Commission’s report to the United Nations raises a number of concerns on the health, wellbeing and living standards of children in England and Wales.

The Health Visiting Institute has published the findings from the largest UK survey of frontline health visitors working with families across the United Kingdom.

This week the Interim Age Estimation Science Advisory Committee published their report on the use of biological evaluation methods to assist in assessing the age of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.

The Scottish Budget for 2023 to 2024 was published on 15 December 2022.

RCPCH has been made aware of potential plans for vulnerable child refugees to undergo X-rays to verify their age.

Our nationwide audit collected data from services across the UK responsible for conducting child protection medical assessments within working hours. The audit aimed to encourage best practice in service delivery, and provide the data needed to support quality improvement activity in this area. Read...