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The Home Office does not publish this data in the format requested, however we are committed to publishing more detailed figures in future data releases.<\/del><\/p>

We are able to provide a breakdown of total applications pending by duration (±6 months), but we can\u2019t separately identify UASC\u2019s in the dataset. The table has been reproduced below:<\/del><\/p>

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Pending Duration (Initial Decision)<\/del><\/p><\/td>

Main applicants<\/del><\/p><\/td>

Main + dependants<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

More than 6 months<\/del><\/p><\/td>

12,213<\/del><\/p><\/td>

16,555<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Less than 6 months<\/del><\/p><\/td>

15,043<\/del><\/p><\/td>

19,300<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>

27,256<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>

35,855<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

The Home Office takes its responsibility for the welfare of children very seriously, including ensuring that the best interests of the child are a primary consideration in every decision taken in respect of the child. There are stringent statutory and policy safeguards in place in the asylum process for unaccompanied children, in recognition of their additional needs.<\/del><\/p>

Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children are looked after by local authorities who have a statutory duty to ensure that they safeguard and promote the welfare of all children, regardless of their immigration status or nationality. Under these arrangements, children are assessed with regard to their individual needs and provided with access to education, accommodation and health services, as would be provided to any other looked after child in the UK.<\/del><\/p>

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The Home Office does not publish this data in the format requested, however we are committed to publishing more detailed figures in future data releases.<\/ins><\/p>

We are able to provide a breakdown of total applications pending by duration (±6 months), but we can\u2019t separately identify UASC\u2019s in the dataset. The table has been reproduced below:<\/ins><\/p>

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Pending Duration (Initial Decision)<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

Main applicants<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

Main + dependants<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

More than 6 months<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

12,213<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

16,555<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Less than 6 months<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

15,043<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

19,300<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td>

27,256<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td>

35,855<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Children and unaccompanied children seeking asylum, like anyone else claiming asylum in the UK, can claim in two ways; either at port of entry or at one of the national intake units.<\/ins><\/p>

The Home Office takes its responsibility for the welfare of children very seriously, including ensuring that the best interests of the child are a primary consideration in every decision taken in respect of the child. There are stringent statutory and policy safeguards in place in the asylum process for unaccompanied children, in recognition of their additional needs.<\/ins><\/p>

While in the UK, unaccompanied asylum-seeking children are looked after by local authorities who have a statutory duty to ensure that they safeguard and promote the welfare of all children, regardless of their immigration status or nationality. Under these arrangements, children are assessed with regard to their individual needs and provided with access to education, accommodation and health services, as would be provided to any other looked after child in the UK.<\/ins><\/p>

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The Home Office engages closely with Local Authorities, through Strategic Migration Partnerships, on a regular basis to assess the effectiveness of asy-lum dispersal and discuss issues such as local cohesion. In addition, accommodation Providers must consult on every property that is to be used for asylum dispersal with Local Authorities who will assess its viability in relation to social cohesion, as well as a number of other factors<\/del><\/p>

A governance structure has been established to facilitate a joint review into asylum dispersal which will be co-designed and co-produced by Local Au-thorities and the Home Office<\/del>.<\/p>

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The Home Office record the number of all individuals referred to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) and this information is published Quarterly by the National Crime Agency. This information does not distinguish an individ-ual\u2019s immigration status. The reason for this is two-fold, firstly because the NRM is not an immigration route by which individuals should regularise their stay in the United Kingdom and, secondly, because a person\u2019s immigration status is not permanent and can change.

Providing the information requested would therefore require a manual check of individual records which could only be done at disproportionate cost.<\/ins><\/p><\/ins><\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4311", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Baroness Williams of Trafford"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-03-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1081640/answer/previousversion/108441", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4311", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Baroness Williams of Trafford"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-03-18T17:17:10.48Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2019-03-18T18:05:06.14Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-03-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Slavery: Albania"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Albanian nationals who have received a positive conclusive grounds decision through the National Referral Mechanism have since (1) been repatriated, and (2) returned of their own volition to Albania.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/738", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Alton of Liverpool"} ], "uin" : "HL14173"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1079011", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1079011/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The department\u2019s expectations of effective governance in multi academy trusts (MATs) is set out in the Academies Financial Handbook and Governance Handbook. This includes the skills, knowledge and behaviours that boards need to demonstrate to be effective. Both handbooks are currently being updated and once completed, copies will be placed<\/ins> available<\/del> in the Libraries of both Houses. The Academies Financial Handbook is updated annually.<\/p>

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Through the Academies Ambassadors Programme, over 1200 volunteers with commercial and business experience have been recruited to join academy boards.<\/p>

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Details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 and wider public sector contracts above the value of £25,000 are published on Contracts Finder.<\/del><\/p>

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Public procurement regulations do not contain requirements for public bodies to include auditing or whistleblowing policies in the operational delivery and management of public contracts.<\/ins><\/p>

Public bodies in scope of these regulations are individually responsible for ensuring the accuracy of their own data prior to publication, and operate their own whistleblowing policies.<\/ins><\/p>

The Government encourages whistleblowers to get independent advice (e.g. from Citizens Advice) to ensure that they are adequately protected.<\/ins><\/p>

Public sector suppliers that have not been paid on time can raise the issue with the Public Procurement Review Service.<\/ins><\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/57", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Young of Cookham"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-02-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1061363/answer/previousversion/103260", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/57", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Young of Cookham"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-02-20T11:32:53.117Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2019-02-21T14:27:38.357Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "53"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-02-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Public Sector: Billing"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government who is responsible for auditing the payment performance data published by public authorities as required by sections 113(7) and 113(8) of the Public Service Contracts Regulations 2015; and what processes they use for such audits.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4286", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Mendelsohn"} ], "uin" : "HL13743"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1012543", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1012543/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The following ministers have resigned from office since the formation of the Government on 11 June 2017:<\/p>

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