Written Question·Home Office·UIN 109163

Immigration: Children in Care

Tabled: 28 January 2026
Answered: 12 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Helen Hayes

LabourDulwich and West Norwood

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her department is taking to ensure that every child in care has their immigration status resolved before turning 18.

Answer

Mike Tapp
The previous Home Secretary set out in the Immigration White Paper published on 12 May 2025 that the Home Office will ensure children who have been in the UK for some time, turn 18 and discover they do not have status, are fully supported and able to regu...

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