United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 16988
Asylum: Age Assurance
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8 July 2026
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15 July 2026 · Answer
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Asylum
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15 July 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the accuracy of Facial Age Estimation technology procured by the Home Office when applied to children and young people seeking asylum.
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8 July 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the accuracy of Facial Age Estimation technology procured by the Home Office when applied to children and young people seeking asylum.
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15 July 2026
Answer
Assessing age is a complex task, and there is no single or a combination of techniques that are able to determine chronological age with precision.Previously, the Department explored other potential scientific and technological methods, such as the use of...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-07-08/16988
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1925425
- uk · wq-1925425 · source updated 15 July 2026