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<p>The Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme (VCRS) resettles ’at-risk’ refugee
children from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, including their families.
Our aim is to resettle up to 3,000 people (children and families, where the child
at risk is part of a family unit) through the scheme by 2020.</p><p><br>The scheme
does not solely target unaccompanied children, but on UNHCR’s advice also extends
to vulnerable ‘children at risk’, such as those threatened with child labour, child
marriage and other forms of abuse or exploitation. It is open to all at risk groups
and nationalities within the region. There is therefore no specific quota on the number
of unaccompanied children who may be referred to, or resettled through, the scheme.</p><p><br>The
numbers resettled in a particular period depend on a range of factors in-cluding the
flow of referrals from UNHCR in the field and the availability of suitable accommodation
and care packages in the UK</p><p>The latest quarterly Immigration Statistics show
that, as of June 2018, a total of 883 people had been resettled through the VCRS.
The statistics are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018."
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018.</a>
(see table attached for futher information).</p>
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