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Immigration Controls: Age Assurance

Asked by Natasha IronsLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 5 June 2025UIN 54464

The 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 wha

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

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%).

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