Petition · past parliament
Allow unaccompanied refugee children into the UK.
Closed
153 signatures
What the petition asks
According to Europol at least 10000 refugee children are missing. Europol wans pan-European gangs are targeting minors for sex abuse and slavery.
The adoption organisations Home for Good and Coram have somewhere between 9,000 and 10,000 families already offering to take unaccompanied minors.
The adoption organisations Home for Good and Coram have somewhere between 9,000 and 10,000 families already offering to take unaccompanied minors.
The only restriction to these children being given one of these homes is current government policy.
Let’s open the doors to the most vulnerable of children.
Let’s open the doors to the most vulnerable of children.
Timeline
| 18 Apr 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Oct 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
153
Status
Closed
Opened
18 Apr 2016
Closed
18 Oct 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.