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WORLDMay 29 · 15:23 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDCamille Corcoran and Rajeev Syal

Lone children held at UK-run detention centres in France 284 times last year

Lone children were held at UK-run detention centres in France 284 times last year, according to Freedom of Information data. Over four years, about 900 instances of unaccompanied minors being detained at British short-term facilities near Calais and Dunkirk were recorded. Refugee charities described the numbers as 'shocking'.

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