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<p>The role of the UK liaison officers is to facilitate good working co-operation
between EU Member States, including Italy, France and Greece, on asylum and immigration
matters with the UK. Liaison officers are not involved in identifying children under
Section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016, as it is a matter for our partner states to
refer children who meet the criteria and where it is in their best interests to transfer
to the UK. Liaison officers are not involved in the identification of applicants with
qualifying family members either as this is also a matter for the competent national
authorities of Dublin states.</p><p>On 30 November, the Government published data
on the numbers of children transferred to the UK from the Calais camp clearance under
both the Dublin III Regulation and section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016. The data
can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transfers-of-children-to-the-uk-from-the-calais-operation-november-2017</p><p>On
22 February 2018, the Home Office published data on the number of transfers into the
UK from other Dublin states. The relevant statistics can be found at as_22_q, asylum
volume 5 at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017-data-tables.
2018 Dublin data will be published in February 2019.</p><p>We remain fully committed
to delivering our commitment to transfer the specified number of 480 children under
section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 and are working very closely with participating
States, to deliver the scheme in line with their national laws. Over 220 children
are already in the UK and transfers are ongoing. We will not provide a running commentary
on numbers and will publish the details once all children are in the UK.</p>
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