Written Question·Home Office·UIN 16988
Asylum: Age Assurance
Tabled: 8 July 2026
Answered: 15 July 2026
Question
Anneliese Dodds
Labour (Co-op) — Oxford East
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the accuracy of Facial Age Estimation technology procured by the Home Office when applied to children and young people seeking asylum.
Answer
Alex NorrisAssessing age is a complex task, and there is no single or a combination of techniques that are able to determine chronological age with precision.Previously, the Department explored other potential scientific and technological methods, such as the use of...
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