Deadline extended: Call for evidence - An inspection into the Home Office's use of age assessments
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration invites anyone with knowledge and experience of the Home Office's use of age assessments to submit evidence for this inspection. Deadline extended to close of play 9 October 2024.
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) has commenced an inspection of the Home Office’s use of age assessments.
This inspection will focus on the efficiency, effectiveness and consistency of age assessments conducted by the Home Office, with a particular focus on the Illegal Migration Intake Unit, the Asylum Intake Unit and the National Age Assessment Board, and including:
- guidance, training, and development
- workforce planning
- record keeping and data collection
- quality assurance, risk management, and safeguarding
- stakeholder engagement
This call for evidence will remain open until close of play 9 October 2024.
As Independent Chief Inspector, I am inviting anyone with knowledge or first-hand experience of an age assessment conducted by the Home Office to submit evidence to inform this inspection. I would like to hear about both what is working well and what could be improved.
I would therefore welcome any case studies from those who have worked with individuals who have undergone a Home Office age assessment.
Please note that the ICIBI’s statutory remit does not extend to investigating or making decisions about individual cases. This remains a Home Office responsibility. However, the Independent Chief Inspector can take an interest in individual cases to the extent that they illustrate or point to systemic problems.
Please also note that the information you submit may be quoted in the final inspection report. However, it is the ICIBI’s practice not to name sources and to anonymise as much as possible any examples or case studies.
Please click here to email your submission to the Independent Chief Inspector.
Data Protection
Information on how ICIBI will process any personal data provided in response to this call for evidence can be found in the ICIBI privacy information notice.
David Bolt, Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration
10 September 2024
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Last updated 19 September 2024 + show all updates
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The deadline for this call for evidence has been extended to close of play 9 October 2024.
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