Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 6 December (HL Deb cols 85 and 88), what factors they will consider in deciding whether to publish the report of the Independent Age Estimation Advisory Committee.

In December 2021, the Home Office Chief Scientific Adviser set up the independent Age Estimation Science Advisory Committee to provide her with independent scientific and associated ethical advice, recommendations for best practice, and advice relating to issues raised by key stakeholders on the implementation of scientific methods of age assessment.

We are continuing to work with the committee regarding their report and considering their advice alongside other sources.