Although the Home Secretary stated that changes to the National Transfer Scheme would ensure hotel accommodation for children “will only need to be in place for the shortest period possible” it has now been in operation for more than nine months. This is not acceptable.

Although the Home Secretary stated that changes to the National Transfer Scheme would ensure hotel accommodation for children “will only need to be in place for the shortest period possible” it has now been in operation for more than nine months. This is not acceptable. Type: conclusion | Number: 26 | Paragraph: 120 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: The high intake of young people in recent years, particularly because of small boats crossings, has placed unprecedented pressures on the National Transfer Scheme (NTS) and children’s services in local authorities throughout the UK. As a result, and out of necessity with the children’s best interest