Asylum seekers will be 'dispersed' to UK Local Authority accommodation on a 'no choice' basis. Dispersal takes place after a short term asylum seeker has been placed in 'Starter Accommodation'. Dispersed accommodation is likely to be in a different area to the initial accommodation provided.
Asylum seekers may be moved to different dispersed accommodation over time for a variety of reasons.
This can be physical, sexual or psychological abuse which takes place in a relationship, marriage or within the home. This can happen in any culture or community. This abuse happens to women and men. Domestic abuse is taken seriously in Wales but often does not get reported.
Find out more about domestic abuse and talk to someone who can help at the Live Fear Free website.
This provides all European Union member states with a way of deciding where an asylum application should be decided if the asylum seeker has crossed several countries before arriving in the UK.
This could mean that you are moved to another European Union member state.
The Regulation also considers the importance of family unity. This means that children living in other member states could be reunited with parents or other family living in the UK through this route.
This scheme provided a safe and legal route to safety in the UK for a small number of asylum seeking children who were living in camps in Europe.
This is an important law to stop people being treated unfairly because of their background. All Councils, the Welsh Government, the Police and other organisations have to try to advance equality of opportunity for all people, promote good relations between people of different backgrounds and stop discrimination.
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses help people seeking sanctuary to learn English. This helps you to live independently, access work or education, and communicate with local people.
The Convention is part of international law and provides individuals with rights, which can be upheld through the UK law courts if needed. More information about the rights contained in the Convention can be found here:
This is a way that people given refugee status or humanitarian protection to bring their spouse or dependent children to join them in the UK. This policy recognises that families can easily become separated by conflict and persecution, recognises the stress this can cause and provides a way to support families to reunite.
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) involves a procedure where female genitals are deliberately cut, injured or changed, but where there is no medical reason for this to be done. This is known by many names, including ‘cutting’, ‘sunna’, ‘gudniin’, ‘halalays’, ‘tahur’, ‘megrez’, or ‘khitan’.
This can seriously harm the health of women and girls. It can also cause long-term problems with sex, child birth and mental health.
FGM is illegal in the UK. It is an offence to perform FGM (including taking a child abroad so that this can happen), help anyone perform FGM, or fail to protect a girl you are responsible for. Anyone who performs FGM can spend 14 years in prison. Anyone found guilty of failing to protect a girl from FGM can face 7 years in prison.
An ‘Early Years’ education programme funded by the Welsh Government for children under 4 years of age.