Unaccompanied Child Refugees

20,000 between 2014 and 2020 equates to approx. 64 per week!

The right hand doesn't know what the left hand does so far as those who are South of Watford go. This is exactly what I was trying to explain about the North and South divide.

Nobody has a clue except us in the NW/NE and North in general. Southerners need to remove their rose-coloured specs ! Including the useless politicians in Westminster too.

No EllenVannin it’s just not true. You said Chester were resettling 20,000 by 2020 - it just is not true.

Suziewoozie, yes. The idea being that a quota of 20,000 would be received from 2014 to 2020. Which is till more than 100 a go.

Chester is not resettling 20000 of any age

The downside is when families in poor countries send their kids off to Europe with people smugglers and they may not be safe at all.
The families do it believing they are giving their children a better start in life.

I saw a documentary, forget which one, about a year ago about this. That is why there are so many unaccompanied children.

I think it is important to note that in many countries dates of birth are just not noted as assiduously as in the UK. So a young person may truthfully not know if s/he is 17, 18 or 19. Remember that it is important to be under 18 to be a child. So, how do we tell? We aren't allowed to carry out dental checks for example so it's quite possible that person is actually over 18. I am not allowed to give you examples ( I'm sure you understand why), but I have had serious doubts that the person in question is actually who they say they are. For example , if they speak a language that is common over several countries how do you know that they come from a country that is at war and not from a neighbouring country that has no issues? It is easy under those circumstances for a person to make a false claim. I won't say more but sometimes a bit of cynicism is a good thing.

EllenVannin your figures just cannot be true really

Do you have direct experience Lois? That sounds interesting.

Perhaps some facts would be helpful before discussing further - 20,000 - come on. Young adults and children?

Well I hope that they really are children! Without proper documentation it's quite possible that many will actually be adults. I am speaking from experience by the way.

EllenVannin that just cannot in a million years be true

100 ? Big deal ! Chester is resettling 20,000 by 2020. Young adults and children.