This paper captures concrete recommendations for efficient, lean, and harmonised processes which ensure children are protected and can access procedures and solutions in accordance with their best interests. It is a result of a consultative process carried out by UNHCR, UNICEF and IRC with around 100 practitioners from nearly all European countries, a roundtable with nine European states, consultation with European Union (EU) level actors, and individual or group discussions with over 50 unaccompanied and separated children living in Europe.