Policy paper

Resettlement: policy guidance

Overview of the Home Office’s resettlement policies and the main resettlement schemes.

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

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Resettlement: policy guidance

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This document gives an overview of our resettlement schemes and our policies regarding those resettled through them.

The 3 different schemes operated by the UK are:

  • The UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS)
  • Community Sponsorship Scheme
  • Mandate Resettlement Scheme

Updates to this page

Published 30 July 2018
Last updated 18 August 2021 + show all updates
  1. Change in page title from 'policy statement' to 'policy guidance'.

  2. Updated version of resettlement policy guidance published in PDF format.

  3. First published.

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