Reinstate the Dubs Amendment to continue allowing refugee children into the UK.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

The refugee crisis in North Africa and the Middle East has led to millions of refugees, many of them children, fleeing war and persecution and travelling great distances to reach safety in Europe. Many children are unaccompanied and endure horrendous conditions in camps, at risk from trafficking.

The Immigration Act 2016 was amended to permit unaccompanied refugee children into the UK, as proposed by Lord Dubs. It was to allow approximately 4000 children (out of an estimated 90000 refugee children in Europe) into this country, and there was a nationwide appeal for foster families to receive them. However the Government has decided to terminate the scheme in March having taken in a mere 350 children. This is unacceptable and does not live up to British values of generosity and honesty.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

The following petition is similar to yours:
Keep open the 'Dubs scheme' to resettle 3000 unaccompanied refugee children.

Timeline

8 Feb 2017	Petition opened for signatures
14 Feb 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18

Status Rejected

Rejected 14 Feb 2017

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