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<p>There is currently no provision in the Immigration Rules for children with refugee
status in the UK to sponsor family members to join them. Allowing children to sponsor
parents risks creating further incentives for more children to be encouraged, or even
forced, to leave their family and risk hazardous journeys to the UK to sponsor relatives.
This plays into the hands of criminal gangs who exploit vulnerable people and goes
against our safeguarding responsibilities.</p><p>The Government believes the best
interests of children is reflected in staying with their families, claiming asylum
in the first safe country they reach – that is the fastest route to safety – and relying
on safe and legal routes under the Immigration Rules or through resettlement schemes.</p><p>
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