1. From 1 January 2018 to 1 April 2023, how many unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) have been in the care of Devon County Council (DCC)?
From December 2022 to 1st April 2023 – 35. DCC do not hold any data prior to this.
2. How many have been subject to age disputes?
3. What were the outcomes of those age dispute cases?
4. How many were subject to appeal?
5. What was the outcome of each appeal?
6. Following an age dispute case, where the person is found to be over 18, does DCC continue to engage with the young person?
In response to Q2 – Q6, compliance with this request would exceed the appropriate cost limit under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which is £450 or 18 hours of officer time. DCC do not hold a centralised record of this information. In order to locate, extract and collate it, a manual check would be required of every individual care file.