Written Question·Home Office·UIN 54464
Immigration Controls: Age Assurance
Tabled: 22 May 2025
Answered: 5 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Natasha Irons
Labour — Croydon East
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
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThe 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%).