Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children Transfers
Protecting unaccompanied asylum-seeking children remains a key priority for this Government.
Factsheet: Unaccompanied asylum seeking children
There has been misleading reporting over the past week, claiming that the Government is turning its back on vulnerable refugees, in particular unaccompanied asylum seeking children. However, the UK Government has a strong and proud record of helping vulnerable children …
Factsheet: Asylum and resettlement
Asylum support, accommodation and unaccompanied asylum seeking children Asylum eligibility and support The UK has a proud history of welcoming and supporting those in need of our protection, in line with our international obligations. To stay in the UK as …
Government response to amendment on the Children's and Social Care Bill
MPs today (Tuesday 7 March) voted on an amendment tabled by Heidi Allen MP for the Children's and Social Care Bill which was in the House of Commons for report stage and third reading.
Fact sheet: Government support for vulnerable children
...the five years up to December 2016. 3,175 asylum claims were received from unaccompanied children in 2016. We transferred over 900 unaccompanied children to the UK from Europe in 2016,...