This is a question that relates to unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the UK who you took responsibility for and then you had a duty of care towards them when they turned 18.
1. At the start of the 2022 academic year (ie Sept/Oct 2022) how many of these young adults did you provide funding for living expenses (accommodation or general living expenses) while attending a university degree course in the UK?
2. In the 2021/22 financial year what was the cost of these living expenses to your authority?
3. As of the start of the 2022 academic year (ie Sept/Oct 2022) please state the number of these young adults you were funding to attend which universities in the UK. Please provide a list showing the name of the institution and the number you are funding at each institution?
Disclosure of this information would potentially identify the individuals concerned and would therefore be a breach of the Data Protection Act 2018. This information is therefore exempt from disclosure pursuant to section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.