Asylum: Children

(asked on 11th October 2017) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions the Home Office has questioned the reported age of an asylum-seeking minor in the last 12 months.


Answered by
Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait
Baroness Williams of Trafford
Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
This question was answered on 24th October 2017

Statistics on age disputes are published on a quarterly basis as part of the Immigration Statistics release. They can be found on Asy 10 at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/638599/asylum3-apr-jun-2017-tables.ods

The breakdown for year 2016 is as follows:

Year

Geographical region

Country of nationality

Age disputes raised

Age disputes resolved

Age disputes resolved: under 18 when
raised

Age disputes resolved: 18+ when
raised

2016

Total

Total

928

945

370

575

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