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Commissioner mention: Child trafficking victims bounced back to France within hours of arrival in UK (The Guardian)
Trafficked children arriving alone at Dover were sent straight back to France under a secret "gentleman's agreement" that was in force since at least 1995, an investigation by the children's commissioner for England has revealed.
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Commissioner mention: UKBA ends French children practice (PA)
A "gentleman's agreement" that allowed vulnerable children who entered the UK alone to be sent back to France has been ended after investigations by the Office of the Children's Commissioner (OCC).
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Commissioner mention: Lone child migrants returned to France under secret deal (BBC News Online)
Border staff turned back lone, "vulnerable" children who failed to claim asylum when they arrived at UK ports, under a secret "Gentleman's Agreement" with France, it has emerged.
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Commissioner mention: Fears raised over treatment of asylum-seeking children (Children & Young People Now)
Asylum-seeking children have been routinely sent back to France within 24 hours under a "gentlemen's agreement", contrary to the requirement to safeguard their welfare, a report by the children's commissioner for England has revealed.
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Commissioner mention: UKBA Had 'Gentleman's Agreement' with France That Saw Vulnerable Children Returned In 24 Hours (Huffington Post)
A "gentleman's agreement" that allowed vulnerable children, including some who may have been trafficking victims, who entered the UK alone to be sent back to France has been ended after an investigation.
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Commissioner mention: Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper' (Children & Young People Now)
Sweeping reform of the youth justice system is necessary to prevent hundreds of children being "needlessly" criminalised and sentenced to custody, according to a think-tank.
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Commissioner mention - Welfare payments cap poses 'real risks to children's rights' (The Guardian)
Children's commissioner says government's welfare reform bill contravenes UN convention on the rights of the child.
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Commissioner mention - Plans for welfare reform put children's rights at risk (Nursery World)
The children's commissioner for England has warned that proposals to introduce a cap on household benefit and changes to housing benefit are likely to have a negative impact on children and could breach children's rights legislation.
