FOI release

Children Incorrectly Identified by the Home Office as Adults

Case reference FOI2025/00153

Received 17 January 2025

Published 10 February 2025

Request

I would be grateful if you could please provide the following information: In the calendar year of 2024 (January to December), how many individuals claiming to be children (aged under 18) were referred to your children’s services department having previously been assessed to be an adult by the Home Office and placed in adult asylum accommodation or detention? Of those referred, how many were subsequently accepted as, or assessed to be, under 18 by your children’s services department?

Response

A: The Service Area have confirmed that in the calendar year of 2024, there were zero individuals claiming to be children (aged under 18) referred to children’s services who had previously been assessed to be an adult by the Home Office.

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