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Guidance

Unaccompanied asylum seeking children: national transfer scheme

National transfer procedure on transferring unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC).

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UK Visas and Immigration
Published
1 July 2016
Last updated
917 JuneAugust 20252023 — See all updates

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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 and the NTS cases of concern process.

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Update history

2025-06-09 09:47
Guidance updated.

2023-08-17 09:30
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).

2023-07-04 12:52
Guidance updated in relation to Northern Ireland.

2022-09-05 15:32
Updated guidance to reflect changes to the scheme’s operating threshold and transfer deadline which became effective on 24 August 2022.