Identity Crisis: How the age dispute process puts refugee children at risk - Refugee Council

Identity Crisis: How the age dispute process puts refugee children at risk

Identity Crisis; how the age dispute process puts refugee children at risk highlights the dangerous practice of determining the age of young asylum seekers at the UK border. The report details our work with those deemed adult by the Home Office and subsequently found to be children, following our intervention. The evidence in the report shows a shocking number of decisions being overturned once a professional social work assessment has been conducted.