Unaccompanied asylum seeking children arrive in a new country without a parent or guardian, often having experiences of multiple or prolonged traumatic events, such as persecution, conflict, violence, displacement and family separation. Local authorities have a duty to accommodate unaccompanied asylum seeking children. The number of unaccompanied asylum seeking children has been rising. In 2018/19, one in ten children newly entering care were unaccompanied asylum seeking children. As of 2022/23 this is now one in five.
