Overview

What is the age assessment process?

How can I help?

Organisations that can help

Ali’s story - a case study

Glossary

Guidance for different stages

1. Your first meeting with the young person

2. No Local Authority age assessment has been done

3. Only short form Local Authority assessment has been done

4. Long form (”Merton”) Local Authority assessment has been done

5. Working with solicitors

6. Adult accommodation

7. Appropriate adult work

8. Communicating with young people

Other information

Merton guidelines and other caselaw

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Take me to the templates

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Age assessment process flowchart

To see the full flowchart scroll in the image.

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Access pdf version of the flowchart here.

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Important notice