A Freedom of Information request, sent to all 152 local authorities in England, asked if councils had alerted the Home Office to any potential safeguarding issues around listed sponsors, who may have connected with families with children or young adults through the scheme.
The results find that 16 per cent of councils, which responded to the request, reported at least one or more sponsors listed to have matched with refugees in their areas as posing a safeguarding risk.
Norfolk County Council says it flagged 11 safeguarding risks to the Home Office, the highest number of any of the 76 responses received by CYP Now.
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