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<p>The Government’s clear strategy has always been that we do not want to encourage
people traffickers and incentivise perilous journeys to Europe, particularly by the
most vulnerable children.</p><p> </p><p>Our policy is to support families to stay
together and we have granted over 24,000 family reunion visas over the last five years.
We are clear, from discussions with other Member States, that any schemes to transfer
unaccompanied should not act as a draw. The Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme
is a bespoke scheme to resettle 3,000 vulnerable children together with their families
directly from the Middle East and North Africa region.</p>
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