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Written question asked by Natasha Irons (Labour) on Thursday, 22 May 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 5 June 2025 (named day). It was answered by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Thursday, 5 June 2025 on behalf of the Home Office.


Immigration Controls: Age Assurance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of assessments undertaken by the National Age Assessment Board that were subject to a legal challenge in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024; and how many and what proportion of those decisions found in favour of the National Age Assessment Board.

Answer

The number of age assessments undertaken by the National Age Assessment Board that were subject to a legal challenge was 22 in total (1 in 2023 and 21 in 2024).

20 of the 22 age assessments decisions were successfully defended (91%).


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
54464
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Immigration controls Age assurance National Age Assessment Board
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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