The Transfer of Responsibility for Relevant Children (Extension to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2018
Section 69 of the Immigration Act 2016 (“the 2016 Act”) allows local authorities in England to transfer responsibility for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children to other local authorities in England. These Regulations extend that provision so that local authorities in any part of the United Kingdom may transfer responsibility for such children to local authorities in any part of the United Kingdom.