Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2023 to Question 114728 on Asylum, what are the safe and legal resettlement routes available to refugees through the UK Resettlement Scheme.

The UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS) is a global scheme with a multi-year commitment to resettle vulnerable refugees in need of protection. The UKRS sits alongside the government’s other resettlement schemes, which include Community Sponsorship, the Mandate Scheme, and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS).

Under the UKRS, and Pathway 2 of the ACRS, refugees are assessed and referred by the UNHCR according to their criteria, which are based on at-risk people’s needs and vulnerabilities.