Asylum: Children
2026-06-21 · Home Office · HL1173 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the safeguarding implications of any local authority relying on age assessment guidance produced before the coming into force of Part 4 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 and the estab
Answer
Responsibility for age assessment sits between the Home Office and local authorities. Local authorities are required to determine whether they have obligations towards an individual under the relevant children’s legislation and the Home Office needs to es...