The National Transfer Scheme (NTS) was launched in 2016 in a bid to fairly disperse unaccompanied children arriving into the county and reduce pressure on local authorities at entry points such as Kent and Croydon.
In 2021 and again in 2022, Kent County Council (KCC) said it could no longer take responsibility for new arrivals as it would be “unsafe” to do so.
The scheme was made compulsory in summer 2022, however, a High Court case brought by KCC, with Brighton and Hove Council and East Sussex Council listed as interested parties, against the Home Office found that the department “consistently failed to plan ahead” for increasing numbers of new arrivals in warmers months, and did not “swiftly” ensure placements were available in other local authorities.
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