The West Midlands Strategic Migration Partnership has a strategic role in supporting local authorities in the West Midlands in their acceptance of refugees resettled to the UK under the Vulnerable Person’s Resettlement Scheme (VPRS) and the Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme (VCRS) and facilitate the refugee family’s arrival to their new homes in the West Midlands. We also work to develop strategy around ensuring the long term success of resettlement in the region and the integration of the resettled families into their new communities.
Resettlement 2020
In June 2019, the UK announced that it would continue resettlement in 2020, resettling a further 5,000 vulnerable refugees over the year. This new resettlement scheme would combine the existing Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme, Vulnerable Childrens Resettlement Scheme and the Gateway Protection Program into a single resettlement scheme.
The new resettlement scheme will include:
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