Children transferred to the UK under the Dublin III Regulation

Since January 2016 how many unaccompanied children [1] have been transferred to the UK under the Dublin III Regulation to live within your authority’s area? [2]

Devon County Council currently have 39 children – 24 as child in care and 15 care leavers.

In response to the following questions, the Council does hold information about the number of children taken in and then transferred onto the DUBS amendment when it transpired that they did not have family able to look after them in the UK, however we consider that to disclose that information would potentially identify individuals and therefore we are withholding the information under Section 40 0f the Freedom of Information Act – Personal Information

Of those children at (1) above, how many were transferred to be reunited with:

  • Parents or siblings
  • Relatives [3] or others (for example cousins

In relation to those children identified at (1) above, how many:

  • Are living with the family member or relative they were transferred to the UK in order to join;
  • Are no longer living with the family member or relative they were transferred to the UK to join, but were living with them previously;
  • Never lived with the family member or relative they were transferred to join.

Of those children identified at 3 (b), before they ceased to leave with their family member or relative they were transferred to the UK to join, how many:

  • Had an assessment of need by your authority under the ‘working together to safeguard children’ guidance;
  • Had no assessment of need by your authority;
  • Received financial support from your authority;
  • Received any other support from your authority;

Of those children identified at 3(b), after ceasing to live with their family member or relative that they were transferred to the UK to join, how many:

  • Are, or were, accommodated by your authority;
  • Are not receiving, and never have received, any form of accommodation from your authority.