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<p>The Government continues to work with partners in the region to evacuate eligible
people and are committed to bringing more Afghans to the UK in the long term. This
includes eligible immediate family members of those being resettled under both the
Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement
Scheme (ACRS).</p><p>Public data giving the requested breakdown of family members
is not available; however, the latest published statistics, summarised at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data"
target="_blank">Afghan Resettlement Programme: operational data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>,
show that, at the end of December 2023, 10,520 have been relocated under ACRS, with
9,706 individuals resettled under Pathway 1 of this scheme so far.</p><p>For those
evacuated from Afghanistan under ACRS Pathway 1 without their immediate family members,
the Home Secretary has committed to establishing a route for separated families to
be reunited in the first half of this year. Further details will be provided in due
course.</p>
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