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34 Information provided by the IOM in London, 2004.
35 Interview with Alison Harvey, formerly Principal Policy
and Practice Manager at the Children’s Society, 2004.
36 EU Directive 2003/9/EC Laying down minimum
standards for the reception of asylum seekers, 27 January
2003, Article 19(3).
37 IND. Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC)
Returns Programme Policy Framework Document, March
2005, para 17.
38 The Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) Regulations
2005 SI 2005/7, para 6.
39 This report is presently only available in draft form
and has not yet been published.
40 Save the Children. Unaccompanied refugees and asylum
seekers turning 18: A guide for social workers and other
professionals. April 2005.
41 Meetings held between the IND and members of the
Refugee Children’s Consortium.
42 IND. APU Notice 5/2004, 1 October 2004.
43 Paper presented to the Home Office’s Unaccompanied
Asylum Seeking Children Stakeholders’ Group in
January 2005.
44 Circulated by the IND, 13 January 2005, para 3.1.
45 Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia,
Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia,
Jamaica, Romania, Albania, Serbia & Montenegro,
Moldova, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Bangladesh, Bolivia,
Brazil, Ecuador, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Ukraine,
and India.
46 IND. Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC)
Returns Programme Policy Framework Document.
March 2005.
47 Ibid, Endnote 15.
48 Letter from BKTF (The Albanian Coalition “All Together
Against Child Trafficking”). 9 February 2005.
49 Letter from UNICEF to the Home Office Minister
responsible for immigrants. 24 February 2005.
50 The ICMC is the operational arm of the Catholic
Church and coordinates Catholic assistance activities
for refugees, migrants, and other displaced persons
worldwide. It has been working in Albania but has no
particular expertise in child protection or child welfare
work there.
51 Ibid, Endnote 46, para 12. In para 17 it also recognizes,
however, that it may not always be appropriate for a
child to be reunited with his or her family.
52 Information provided by the British Association for
Fostering and Adoption, 2005.
53 Refugee Council. Briefing on the Government’s Five Year
Asylum and Immigration Strategy, February 2005.
54 Statement by the Refugee Children’s Consortium,
March 2005. The RCC is made up of the Asphaelia
Project, the Association of London Somali Groups,
the Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees
(AVID), Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID),
Barnardo’s, British Agency for Adoption and Fostering
(BAAF), Children’s Legal Centre, Child Poverty
Action Group, Children’s Rights Alliance for England
(CRAE), The Children’s Society, Family Service Units,
the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association
(ILPA), the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims
of Torture, National Children’s Bureau, NCH,
NSPCC, Redbridge Refugee Forum, Refugee Council,
Refugee Arrivals Project, the Scottish Refugee Council,
and Save the Children UK. The British Red Cross,
UNICEF UK, and UNHCR have observer status.
55 Interview with Laura Brownlees, policy officer at Save
the Children UK, 2004.
56 Interview with Mike Kaye, Communications Manager
at Anti Slavery International, 2004.
57 Information from Chris Beddoe, Director, ECPAT UK,
2005.
58 UNHCR. Guidelines on Policies and Procedures in dealing
with Unaccompanied Children Seeking Asylum.
February 1997.
59 2003/9/EC of 27 January 2003.
60 Separated Children in Europe Programme. Statement
of Good Practice, Third Edition, 2004, C13.2.
61 Ibid, Endnote 60, C5.
62 Ibid, Endnote 60, C13.6.
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