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Food, Shelter and Half a Chance

Assessing the needs of unaccompanied asylum seeking children

	Price: £6.50 32 pages A4	BAAF, 2001 ISBN 978-1-903699-02-7

The first book to look at local authority responsibilities towards unaccompanied asylum seeking and refugee children in the UK, this accessible guide:

• defines the legal position of refugee children;
• looks at their special needs and the importance of appropriate care arrangements;
• considers key issues in assessing their needs;
• considers key issues in placement choices;
• discusses Looking After Children materials and their application;
• discusses leaving care and good practice issues.

This guide also includes a guide to the asylum application process and a resource list.

‘I am sure that all those working in the field with this group of vulnerable young people will find this new guide enormously helpful.’

Jacqui Smith, Minister of State for Health (2001)