Kamal Begi is a 16 year old student at an east London school, Afghani by birth. His father was killed by the Taliban, he himself was held at gunpoint, and his family brought him to the UK for his own safety. But the Home Office has turned down his appeals and is threatening him with deportation.

A recent report by the Children’s Commissioner for England has highlighted failings in the UK’s treatment of unaccompanied child asylum seekers at asylum screening units. Cassandra Cavallaro reports.