Concern over care of refugee children

Children of refugees and asylum seekers should be recognised in the national care standards, according to a leading Scottish children's organisation. The Scottish Out-of-School Care Network (SOSCN) has questioned whether the new care standards will apply to all children, including those residing in Scotland as refugees and asylum seekers. A section of the draft standards states, 'Children and young people, workers, parents/carers are treated with respect and in a fair and just manner giving due regard without discrimination to disability, gender, religious persuasion, racial origin and cultural and linguistic backgrounds.' But the SOSCN points out that refugee and asylum seekers...