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<p>Local authorities have a statutory duty under S20 of the Children Act 1989 to look
after children in need in their area. This includes unaccompanied asylum seeking (UAS)
children who either arrive in a local authority area or are transferred there under
the mandated National Transfer Scheme. The National Transfer Scheme provides a mechanism
for the statutory responsibility for an UAS child to be transferred from an entry
local authority to another local authority in the UK for ongoing care and support.</p><p>The
decision for any UAS child to be referred to the NTS for transfer lies with the local
authorities as the child’s corporate parent. The NTS Protocol sets out the criteria
for referring a child to the NTS which can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Funaccompanied-asylum-seeking-children-interim-national-transfer-scheme&data=05%7C02%7CASRA-briefingcorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C49fe4aeb9651414d4afa08dc3de1a83c%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638453286591981059%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2FD0M2X%2BLgQ6tXtguN%2B%2FsxR3eBL%2BPXSMAS9fs6kRW%2B1w%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">Unaccompanied asylum seeking children: national transfer scheme -
GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>When a child is being looked after by a local authority,
that local authority is under a duty to safeguard and promote the child’s welfare
under the Children Act 1989.</p>
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