Written Question·Home Office·UIN 54464

Immigration Controls: Age Assurance

Tabled: 22 May 2025
Answered: 5 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Natasha Irons

LabourCroydon 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 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%).