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<p><del class="ministerial">The Home Office does not publish this data in the format
requested, however we are committed to publishing more detailed figures in future
data releases.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">We are able to provide a breakdown
of total applications pending by duration (±6 months), but we can’t separately identify
UASC’s in the dataset. The table has been reproduced below:</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del
class="ministerial">Pending Duration (Initial Decision)</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">Main applicants</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Main
+ dependants</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">More than 6 months</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">12,213</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">16,555</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del
class="ministerial">Less than 6 months</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">15,043</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">19,300</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Total</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial"><strong>27,256</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>35,855</strong></del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><del
class="ministerial">The Home Office takes its responsibility for the welfare of children
very seriously, including ensuring that the best interests of the child are a primary
consideration in every decision taken in respect of the child. There are stringent
statutory and policy safeguards in place in the asylum process for unaccompanied children,
in recognition of their additional needs.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Unaccompanied
asylum-seeking children are looked after by local authorities who have a statutory
duty to ensure that they safeguard and promote the welfare of all children, regardless
of their immigration status or nationality. Under these arrangements, children are
assessed with regard to their individual needs and provided with access to education,
accommodation and health services, as would be provided to any other looked after
child in the UK.</del></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Home Office
does not publish this data in the format requested, however we are committed to publishing
more detailed figures in future data releases.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We
are able to provide a breakdown of total applications pending by duration (±6 months),
but we can’t separately identify UASC’s in the dataset. The table has been reproduced
below:</ins></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Pending
Duration (Initial Decision)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Main applicants</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Main + dependants</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">More
than 6 months</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12,213</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">16,555</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Less
than 6 months</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">15,043</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">19,300</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Total</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>27,256</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>35,855</strong></ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins
class="ministerial">Children and unaccompanied children seeking asylum, like anyone
else claiming asylum in the UK, can claim in two ways; either at port of entry or
at one of the national intake units.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Home
Office takes its responsibility for the welfare of children very seriously, including
ensuring that the best interests of the child are a primary consideration in every
decision taken in respect of the child. There are stringent statutory and policy safeguards
in place in the asylum process for unaccompanied children, in recognition of their
additional needs.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">While in the UK, unaccompanied
asylum-seeking children are looked after by local authorities who have a statutory
duty to ensure that they safeguard and promote the welfare of all children, regardless
of their immigration status or nationality. Under these arrangements, children are
assessed with regard to their individual needs and provided with access to education,
accommodation and health services, as would be provided to any other looked after
child in the UK.</ins></p><p> </p>
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