UK: Refuge for Young Runaways in the UK - A critical overview

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This paper addresses the present situation relating to refuge provision in the UK for children and young people under the age of sixteen who are away from home or care.

Since 1985 a number of refuges have opened and closed in England, Wales and Scotland and government, through The Department of Health (DoH)/The Department of Education and Skills (DfES)1 invested two million pounds in six pilot projects over a two year period that ended in March 2006.

At present there are two Section 51 refuges with a total of nine beds for the whole of the UK – The London Refuge and The Glasgow Refuge. A third refuge, provided by Safe at Last in South Yorkshire, is in the process of applying for Section 51 certification and is presently providing a service for children and young people where parental permission is obtained. Once certification is awarded, there will be eleven refuge beds available in the UK.

Further information

pdf: http://www.crin.org/docs/Railway_Refugee.pdf

Organisation: 
Railway Children
Attachment Link: 
http://www.crin.org/docs/Railway_Refugee.pdf

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