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<p>We remain fully committed to delivering our commitment to transfer the specified
number of 480 children under Section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 and are working
very closely with participating States, to deliver the scheme in line with their national
laws.</p><p>Over 220 children are already in the UK. We will not provide a running
commentary on numbers and will publish the details once all children are in the UK.</p><p>We
are working very closely with participating States and partners to deliver the scheme
in line with their national laws. Relocation of children to the UK is also dependent
on the availability of appropriate local authority care placements.</p><p>The Sandhurst
Treaty, signed between the UK and France in January 2018, includes a number of measures
to strengthen our cooperation on unaccompanied asylum seeking children. This includes
a £3.6m development fund to identify projects to support transfers of eligible children
under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 and the Dublin III Regulation.</p>
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