92
Response
Accepted
Self-assessed
Apologies to former child migrants
Recommendation
The Chair and Panel have recommended that institutions involved in the child migration programmes who have not apologised for their role should give such apologies as soon as possible. Apologies should not only be made through public statements but specifically to those child migrants for whose migration they were responsible.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to reports, several institutions involved in child migration programmes, including the Sisters of Nazareth, Action for Children, Barnardo's, the Catholic Church in England and Wales, the Church of England, and others, issued apologies to former child migrants between January and July 2020. The Sisters of Nazareth's apology was repeated during the Child migration programmes investigation.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
This recommendation asks for cultural or behavioural change, which is difficult to verify objectively. The assessment is based on policy commitments, not measured outcomes.
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Section Reference
I
Response
Accepted
Response
Accepted
Accepted
UK Government
22 May 2023
An apology by the Sisters of Nazareth was repeated during the Child migration programmes investigation (p126). Between January 2020 and July 2020, Action for Children, Barnardo's, Catholic Church in England and Wales, Church of England, Cornwall Council, Father Hudson's Care, Royal Over-Seas League, The Salvation Army UK, The Children's Society and The Prince's Trust apologised to former child migrants.
Responsible Bodies
Child Migration Institutions
Primary
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
8.1 yrs
Last formal update
1037 days ago