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<p>The Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme is designed to complement
our humanitarian aid efforts and is based on need. The scheme is designed to help
particularly vulnerable individuals displaced by the Syrian crisis who cannot be supported
effectively in the region, particularly survivors of torture and violence, women and
children at risk and those in need of medical care. We are working closely with the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to identify the most vulnerable
people displaced by the conflict and UNHCR are best placed to ensure that the corresponding
referrals are responsive to need. <br><br>Given the serious vulnerability of the beneficiaries,
our priority is to ensure that the support and accommodation they need is in place
before they arrive in the UK. We are working closely with UNHCR, the International
Organisation for Migration and local authority services to achieve this as soon as
practically possible as the circumstances of each particular case allow. In view of
this we do not apply a standard target time for relocation and we do not collect corresponding
data on individual cases. We said that we would relocate several hundred people over
three years and we are on course to achieve this.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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