Wales' Children's Commissioner's 'deep concerns' over child refugees

Wales' Children's Commissioner.. Sally Holland has joined her UK counterparts in writing to the UK Government to tell of her "deep concern" at the decision to end a scheme to bring lone child refugees to Britain.

The UK Government last week unexpectedly announced that just 350 children will be given a home in Britain under the so-called Dubs amendment - far lower than the 3,000 campaigners had hoped for.

The move has sparked widespread outcry and the children's commissioners of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland have written to Home Secretary Amber Rudd urging her to rethink the plan.

They tell of their "deep concern" at the decision and urge Ms Rudd to "consider carefully the plight of the many thousands of lone child refugees in Europe who are currently at risk of exploitation and trafficking".

Ms Rudd has said the scheme is closing amid fears it is backfiring and encouraging child refugees to put their lives in the hands of people traffickers and make the perilous journey to Europe.