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<p>UK Visas and Immigration has taken significant steps to enhance support and protection
for minors who apply for indefinite leave to remain. Section 55 of the Borders, Citizenship
and Immigration Act 2009 requires the Home Office to carry out its existing functions
in a way that takes into account the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of
children in the UK.</p><p>As part of its commitment to Section 55, all UK Visas and
Immigration employees have received training in order to assist them to identify potential
vulnerable minors during the consideration of indefinite leave to remain applications.</p><p>UK
Visas and Immigration has also implemented a vulnerable minor, and adult, policy along
with a National Referral Mechanism for potential victims of human trafficking, a web
link to the internal guidance is below: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/victims-of-trafficking-guidance-for-competent-bodies</p>
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