The Langfords hotel in Hove, East Sussex, has been booked “indefinitely”, a source saidHome Office officials have privately warned ministers that the decision to put unaccompanied child refugees in hotels risks exposing them to sex offenders. The department had resorted to block-booking hotels after becoming overwhelmed by the number of child refugees crossing the Channel in small boats. However, officials have expressed significant concerns over the welfare of children placed in the Stade Court hotel in Hythe, Kent, and the Langfords hotel in Hove, East Sussex. SponsoredNext month it will become illegal to house children in hotels but the Home Office has booked the hotels “indefinitely”, suggesting that it is planning to continue doing so. A source said: “Home Office officials are very worried something is going to go wrong and have warned ministers.

Source: The Times August 02, 2021 14:08 UTC