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<p>Data on the local authorities participating in the National Transfer Scheme (NTS),
including the number of transfers in and out of each authority, can be found in the
Asylum transparency dataset, last published in November 2018 at;</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-transparency-data-november-2018."
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-transparency-data-november-2018.</a></p><p><br>Since
it was launched in July 2016, more than 700 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children
have been transferred via the NTS. This is a significant achievement which has seen
many local authorities offer placements for children whose best interests are served
by transferring to another local authority.</p>
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