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<p>The UK and France regularly discuss unaccompanied asylum seeking children and their
vulnerabilities, including the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking at both
official and ministerial level.</p><p>The UK and France signed a Treaty on 19 January
at the UK-France summit, which agreed a ‘whole of route’ joint package of co-operation
on migration, aimed at further strengthening our shared border and reducing the number
of illegal migrants at northern French ports, as well as reducing illegal migration
and tackling modern slavery and human trafficking.</p><p>As part of the Treaty, we
announced a number of specific measures in respect of unaccompanied asylum seeking
and refugee children. This includes the allocation of a £3.6 million development fund,
as part of the UK’s overall £45.5m funding commitment, to identify projects which
support claims through the Dublin process and ensure that those with no prospect of
transferring to the UK are informed of their options.</p>
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