Unaccompanied asylum seeking children: national transfer scheme
National transfer procedure on transferring unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC).
Documents
Details
- National transfer scheme (NTS) procedure
- transfer flow chart for the safe transfer of UASC from one UK local authority to another
- frequently asked questions about the NTS
- the NTS cases of concern process
Updates to this page
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Updated the guidance to version 8.
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Guidance updated.
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Updated following a court order giving effect to the judgment in ECPAT UK, R (On the Application Of) v Kent County Council & Anor [2023] EWHC 1953 (Admin) (27 July 2023).
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Guidance updated in relation to Northern Ireland.
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Updated guidance to reflect changes to the scheme's operating threshold and transfer deadline which became effective on 24 August 2022.
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Updated the 'National Transfer Scheme Protocol for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children' document with a new version.
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Updated national transfer scheme protocol document. National transfer scheme FAQs added. National transfer scheme: causes of concern flow chart added.
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First published.