As a foster carer, one of the first instructions we’re given in training is that we must not, under any circumstances, agree to collude in secrets with the children we care for. If a child I’m looking after asks me to keep a secret, I tell him or her gently that surprises are nice things to share, but secrets don’t keep us safe.
Migrants posing as children are pushing foster carers to breaking point
Asylum seekers who claim to be unaccompanied minors are gaming the system unchallenged.
