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<p>If the UK leaves the EU with a deal we will continue to participate in the Dublin
III Regulation, under which unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in the EU currently
reunite with family members in other EU Member States, during the implementation period.</p><p>The
UK would cease participating in the Dublin III Regulation immediately if we were to
leave the EU without a deal. However, the Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU
Exit) Regulations 2019 makes a ‘saving’ such that any Dublin family reunion cases
which have entered the system prior to exit day will continue to be processed in a
no deal situation.</p><p>We want a close future partnership to tackle the shared challenges
on asylum and illegal migration. Section 17 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act
2018 commits the Government to seek to negotiate an agreement with the EU which allows
for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in the EU to join family members lawfully
present in the UK, where it is in their best interests. This commitment stands whether
we leave the EU with or without a deal. Effecting transfers relies on an agreement
being in place and we endeavour to negotiate such an agreement as soon as possible.</p><p>In
either a deal or no deal scenario, children will still be able to apply to join family
members in the UK who benefit from international protection under the UK’s refugee
family reunion provisions under the Immigration Rules.</p>
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