Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) co-ordination
Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) co-ordination
Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children
EMC oversees the transfer of children into the East Midlands through various Home Office schemes and provides support and capacity building for councils and other partners receiving planes and spontaneous arrivals of children and young people.
The National Transfer Scheme
The National Transfer Scheme was developed to encourage all councils in the UK to volunteer to support UASC so there is a more even distribution of caring responsibilities across the country. Participation in the scheme was made mandatory for all councils with children’s services in 2022.
The Home Office will consider a number of factors when transferring children to a local authority including the existing child population, the number of supported asylum seekers and pressures on children’s services, and the best interests of the child.
Local Authorities will not need to accept unaccompanied asylum-seeking children where this cohort already makes up 0.1% or more of their general child population, which for the local authorities in the East Midlands as a whole would equate to a total of around 1,000 unaccompanied children.
Councils may claim reimbursement of costs for supporting and caring for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and for those former UASC receiving support under Leaving Care arrangements.
Please get in touch if you would be interested in finding out more about the National Transfer Scheme:
Health Protection in Children and Young People’s Settings - A guide for carers (July 2024)
The UK Health Security Agency provide information for children and young people settings, including education and residential homes, on managing cases of infectious diseases.
This quick reference resource has been put together to support carers of young people from abroad seeking safety in England on behalf of the East Midlands Council’s Strategic Migration Partnership.
The information has been collated by health leads for Looked After Children and consulted with colleagues from Public Health and the UK Health Security Agency.
Regional Immigration Advice Service
The regional Immigration Advice Service provides bespoke immigration advice, guidance and training to all upper-tier local authorities in the region in relation to their responsibilities towards unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in their care and care leavers, as well as NRPF families.
The service has been expanded and now also provides strategic legal advice to Children’s Services across the East Midlands on a part-time basis.
Contact
For further information please contact out team:
What does UASC mean?
