Refugees: Children
(asked on 17th January 2018) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average waiting time from submission of application to arrival in the UK for unaccompanied refugee children whose asylum applications are lodged in (1) France, and (2) Greece.
This question was answered on 24th January 2018
The Dublin III Regulation is a long-standing EU agreement to determine responsibility for examining an asylum application. It does not cover those who have been determined as refugees. We are committed to ensuring transfers take place quickly. As per the Regulation, Member States are obliged to transfer individuals as soon as possible, and at least within 6 months of accepting the transfer.