when they arrive, usually in dover, they are placed into the care of kent county council. ge of 18. this year the total is currently 469. including those over the age of 18, known as care leavers, the total exceeds 1400 being looked after in the county. how are you trying to get to england? it's children like seven—year—old ajmal, who i met in calais last september, who are making the perilous crossings in the flimsy boats. charity workers in the region say deteriorating conditions in migrant camps and the fear of the coronavirus are factors increasingly driving migrants to the uk. the conditions here have got so bad with the virus that obviously people are more desperate to get to the uk. the weather's also got better, which facilitates crossings by boat. however, the most difficult thing for people is not being able to support their children. costing at least £3,000 to get here in a boat, there are fears some of the children are being trafficked. it may be that it's their parents, that their parents are in the uk for some reason and they've been able to access this type o

in april 2019, kent cou nty county council. in april 2019, kent county council. met in calais last september who i met in calais last september who are making perilous crossings in flimsy boats. charity workers in the region say deteriorating conditions in migrant camps and the fear of the coronavirus r factor is increasingly driving migrants to the uk. the conditions have got so bad with the virus that people are more desperate to get to the uk. the weather has got better which facilitates crossings by boat. however, the most difficult thing for people is not being able to support their children. costing at least £3000 to get here in a bow, there are fears some of the children are being trafficked. it maybe it is their parents, their parents are in the uk and they have been able to this type of money, but it is far more likely this is connected to organised crime in one way or another, and these children are being trafficked here for improper purposes. kent county council says the increase in child migrants is having a significant impact. the home office says it