Unaccompanied children
Children and young people who arrive in the city without their parents or a guardian are often referred to as Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC). We have a duty to support them until they reach the age of 18 and are looked after children because of their situation. Those over 16 are supported through a specialist worker within children and young people service's Leaving Care Team. Children less than 16 years old are looked after within the care system.