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<p>The UK has a proud history of supporting refugees and since 2015, the UK has resettled
over 28,200 individuals under our UNHCR resettlement schemes, including stateless
individuals.</p><p>The UK is proud to welcome refugees through our current resettlement
schemes, including the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS), Community Sponsorship and the
Mandate Resettlement Scheme.</p><p>UNHCR has responsibility for all out-of-country
casework activity relating to the UK’s resettlement schemes, including the identification
of people, assessment of their needs and referral to the UK for consideration. Given
UNHCR’s mandate covers both refugees and stateless persons, they are expertly placed
to help the UK authorities to identify and process vulnerable refugees, including
those who are stateless, that would benefit from resettlement in this country.</p><p>Individuals
coming through our resettlement schemes are assessed and referred by the UNHCR according
to their submission criteria, which is based on people’s needs and vulnerabilities,
and the UK does not intervene in decisions made under the criteria.</p>
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