Immigration Act 2016 Section 67 the “Dubs” amendment

With reference to unaccompanied asylum-seeking children under Section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 (the ‘Dubs’ amendment) please provide the following information:

1) Did your council sign up to the scheme?

Yes.

2) The number of places originally offered by your council for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children under Section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 (the ‘Dubs’ amendment) (I appreciate capacity may have fluctuated, but please tell me what figure your authority informed the Home Office it could take immediately after the introduction of the Dubs Amendment in 2016)

One hundred

3) The total number of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children who have been taken in by your local authority under Section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 up to 21st September 2018.

Ten

4) The total number of places currently available (as of 21st September 2018) to take children under this particular amendment.

None. Placement needs are assessed as and when children are referred.

5) Any indication you can give me as to whether your council would be willing to take more children under this specific amendment, if there were sufficient funding available to not impact upon already pressured budgets.

We would be willing to take more children under this amendment given sufficient funding.