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Kent County Council Finds 10 of 19 Reassessed Migrants Are Adults
Kent County Council retested 19 unaccompanied minors in 2025 after staff questioned their ages. Ten were determined to be adults previously placed in foster care and children's homes.
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Kent County Council retested 19 unaccompanied minors in 2025 after staff raised doubts about their ages. Ten were determined to be adults who had been set to enter foster care and children's homes alongside actual children. The council conducted the reassessments following internal concerns about the accuracy of initial age assessments.
The remaining nine individuals were confirmed as minors. The findings were reported by The Sun.
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