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Petition · past parliament

The Government should immediately reinstate the Dubs scheme

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Less than a year ago parliament passed the Dubs amendment so Britain could take its fair share of unaccompanied child refugees. The closure of this scheme was a political and humanitarian mistake and it should be reopened immediately.

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

10 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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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.