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Refugees: Sponsorship

Asked by Anneliese DoddsLabour (Co-op)Home OfficeTabled Answered 24 March 2026UIN 121888

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the new community sponsorship safe routes will be open to nationals from Sudan and Afghanistan.

Answered by Mike Tapp

In the Restoring Order and Control policy statement, the Government committed to transforming its approach to safe and legal routes. This included the creation of a named sponsorship scheme to enable community groups to sponsor refugees and displaced persons.

The Named sponsorship routes will enable community groups to identify and select refugees and displaced persons to sponsor.

Eligibility requirements for the route, including who can be sponsored, have yet to be set. Further details, including eligibility requirements, will be set out in due course.

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