Dec 12: Helen Hayes Labour, Dulwich and West Norwood: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Court of Appeal ruling of 3 October 2018, when his Department plans to provide unaccompanied minors refused entry to the UK under the Dubs scheme full explanations for that refusal.
Caroline Nokes The Minister for Immigration:
In the case of Help Refugees v SSHD, handed down on the 3 October 2018, the Court of Appeal made a finding that the provision of inadequate reasons to children refused transfer to the UK under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 breached the common law duty of fairness and was therefore unlawful. The cohort of children impacted by this judgment is limited to those who were considered for transfer to the UK during the clear-ance operation regarding the Calais camp in 2016 the judgment is not reflective of the operation of the section 67 scheme generally.
The relief granted by the Court of Appeal in its judgment is declaratory, the court did not identify or mandate a particular course of action to be taken in response to its findings. The response to the judgment is currently a matter of active consideration.
Helen Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with his French counterpart on the protection of unaccompanied child refugees in northern France from trafficking and exploitation.
Helen Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with his French counterpart on educational support for unaccompanied child refugees in northern France.
Caroline Nokes The Minister for Immigration: The United Kingdom and France are committed to a whole of route approach on migration, as set out in the Sandhurst Treaty, which was signed in January 2018. It is not acceptable that people continue to lose their lives making the dangerous journey to Europe through illegal channels. The United Kingdom and France will coordinate our collective influence and expertise to address the shared challenges posed by illegal migration, “modern slavery”, and human trafficking, and to support regular and well managed legal migration flows.
A commitment has been made in the Sandhurst Treaty to help protect and support unaccompanied children in northern France from trafficking and exploitation. The UK-FR Migration Committee, who meet quarterly, oversee the programme of work that underpins the Sandhurst Treaty. The allocation of a £3.6M development fund, as part of the UK’s overall £45.5M funding commitment, aims to identify projects which support eligible claims through the Dublin process and ensure that those with no prospect of transferring to the UK are informed of their options. (Source:TheyWorkForYou December 12th 2018)
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