Baroness Prashar
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(1 year, 11 months ago)
Lords ChamberTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the ethical considerations of the use of X-rays to determine the age of child refugees seeking asylum in the United Kingdom.
The Home Office Chief Scientific Adviser convened an independent age estimation science advisory committee to provide the department with independent advice on the ethics and implementation of different scientific approaches to age assessment. No official decisions have been made on the use of scientific methods, and the use of X-rays specifically would need to be independently justified and approved under the Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation Regulations 2004.
I thank the Minister for that Answer, but can he say when the report will be completed and published?
The report is still under evaluation. I am afraid there is no estimate at the moment for the production of the report.