This briefing from the Refugee Council and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health outlines our concerns with the UK Government’s intention to authorise the use of biological methods, including X-ray and MRI scanning, in assessing the age of children seeking asylum.

This briefing is supported by the Refugee and Migrant Children Consortium (RMCC), a coalition of over 80 organisations working together to promote and protect the rights of young refugees and migrants.

This briefing includes a summary of the policy background and implications of two Statutory Instruments (SIs) laid by the Ministry of Justice and Home Office in September and our concerns on the use of biological methods to determine age.