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<p>Responsibility for processing asylum claims in Serbia and Greece, including those
made by unaccompanied children, lies with the Serbian and Greek authorities. There
are no provisions in our Immigration Rules for someone to travel to the UK to claim
asylum.</p><p>However, we are working with the Greek authorities, UNHCR and non-governmental
organisations to identify children from Greece who may qualify for transfer to the
UK under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 or the Dublin III Regulation. We have
also seconded an expert to Greece to support these efforts.</p><p>In addition, we
have established a £10 million Refugee Children Fund for Europe to support the needs
of vulnerable refugee and migrant children arriving in Europe. The fund supports three
specialist and mandated organisations – the UNHCR, Save the Children and the International
Rescue Committee in their work with host authorities to care for and assist unaccompanied
or separated children in Europe and the Balkans.</p>
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