Police Act 1997 and Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 Instruments - Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme: children's rights and wellbeing impact assessment

7. What evidence have you used to inform your assessment?

Data on the number of households with children aged over 16 years who have registered to volunteer accommodation within their homes under the Homes for Ukraine scheme is not available.

Disclosure Scotland are able to track applications made under the scheme and the number of applications from 16 and 17 year olds can be extracted using date of birth. As of 11 May 2022, 1,091 disclosures were made under this scheme. 29 were for people who were 16 or 17 year olds and none of these certificates included criminal history information.

Data on those applying to be hosted under the Homes for Ukraine scheme is not currently available. Information from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is that over 3.5 million displaced Ukrainians are seeking refuge in neighbouring countries. They estimate 90% of those who have fled Ukraine are women and children^[1].