The High Court ruled last month that Kent County Council had been acting unlawfully in failing to accommodate children and had to keep taking on young asylum seekers.
A local council says it cannot provide the necessary care for vulnerable children in its area due to rising numbers of unaccompanied young people seeking asylum and a"wholly inadequate" scheme to distribute them to authorities across the country.
"This year, for the first time since the small boats crisis emerged, the numbers crossing are down," Rishi Sunak said."It's important for people to understand that. The judge said:"Neither Kent County Council nor the home secretary knows where these children are, or whether they are safe or well. There is evidence that some have been persuaded to join gangs seeking to exploit them for criminal purposes.
"This continues to have significant implications for our county and all children and young people who require services under section 20 of the Children Act 1989, whether they arrive as asylum seekers or already reside in Kent."
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