Abbreviated age assessment of Afghan national carried out by council was unlawful, High Court rules – Local Government Lawyer

Posted January 27th, 2020 in Afghanistan, asylum, children, codes of practice, immigration, local government, news by sally

‘A council’s assessment of an Afghan national’s age, based on his physical appearance and demeanour, was unlawful because the abbreviated assessment undertaken failed to adequately acknowledge the potential margin for error and give him the corresponding benefit of the doubt, a High Court judge has found.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 24th January 2020

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk