European Union Committee
Children in crisis: unaccompanied migrant children in the EU
2nd Report of Session 2016-17 - published 26 July 2016 - HL Paper 34
Contents
The impact of the refugee crisis on unaccompanied migrant
children
Key challenges specific to unaccompanied migrant children
The feasibility of an effective, common European approach
The ‘best interests principle’
Chapter 3: Four underlying problems
Perceptions of degrees of vulnerability
The Best Interests of the Child Principle
The Common European Asylum System (CEAS)
The EU Action Plan on Unaccompanied Minors (2010–2014)
Dysfunction: delays and frustration with processes
Material conditions and detention
Registration and identification
Provision of legal advice and information
Access to healthcare and education
Subsidiary protection and temporary leave to remain
Transition to adulthood: the prospect of return
Transition to adulthood: leaving care provisions
Preventing disappearances: understanding the reasons for
children going missing
Discriminatory responses to missing unaccompanied migrant children
A lack of reliable and comparable data
Data on the movements of unaccompanied migrant children
Systematic collection, storage and sharing of data
Lack of appropriate disaggregation of existing data
Integrated child protection systems
A new Action Plan on unaccompanied minors?
Taking children’s views into account
Guardianship as a means to restore trust and ensure continuity
of care
Benefits of an effective guardianship system
Elements of an effective guardianship system
Coordination between Government departments
Solidarity among Member States
Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations
Appendix 1: List of Members and Declaration of Interest
Appendix 4: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Appendix 5: Distribution of unaccompanied migrant children in England
Evidence is published online at www.parliament.uk/unaccompanied-minors-eu and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7219 3074).
Q in footnotes refers to a question in oral evidence.