1. Please could I have the total of unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) your council has cared for in 2018, 2019, 2020
2018 – 65
2019 – 55
2020 – 41
With a further breakdown of that total:
2. Total number of UASC accepted and cared for through the National Transfer Scheme during 2018, 2019, 2020 (breakdown separate for each year please)
3. Total number of UASC accepted and cared for through the DUBS transfer scheme during 2018, 2019, 2020 (breakdown separate for each year please)
4. Total number of UASC accepted and cared for through the pan-London rota referral scheme during 2018, 2019, 2020 (breakdown separate for each year please)
5. Total number of UASC accepted and cared for through the VCRS (the Vulnerable Children Resettlement Scheme) during 2018, 2019, 2020 (breakdown separate for each year please)
6. Total number of UASC accepted and cared for after spontaneous arrival during 2018, 2019, 2020 (breakdown separate for each year please)
7. Total number of UASC accepted and cared for via any other scheme/means of arrival during 2018, 2019, 2020 (breakdown separate for each year please)
In response to the further questions, Devon County Council does not hold a central record of this information.
Specifically, in relation to question 4, London is not in Devon and we therefore do not hold this information.
In relation to the other questions, to extract this information would require identification of all of the children referred to in question 1 and a discussion with each social worker to confirm how the child came to be in Devon. This would take longer than 18 hours and we are therefore not obliged to disclose this information pursuant to s.12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.