More than 10,000 migrant children are believed to have disappeared after arriving in Europe over the past two years, the EU's police intelligence unit says.
A Lords EU committee, on Friday 26th July said that; "Youngsters face a culture of suspicion, and authorities try to avoid taking on their care". Describing their circumstances as "Harrowing", he explained that these have led them to lose faith in national authorities, making them easy prey for smuggling gangs, witnesses told peers.
Although the Home Office says it is helping resettle such children under a new law, The European Union Committee of the House of Lords criticised the UK government for a "continuing reluctance... to show solidarity with its European partners in helping to relocate such children".
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