Secondary legislation, laid in front of parliament by the Ministry of Justice last week (12 September), would authorise the use of x-rays in scientific age assessments as part of the Illegal Migration Act 2023.
If passed, the legislation would allow the Home Office to lay further legislation in front of parliament, taking forward powers under the Nationality and Borders Act 2022, which will specify that x-rays of teeth and bones of the hands and wrists and MRIs of knees and collar bones can be used as part of the age assessment process.
Ministers claim that “the use of MRI and x-rays are in line with the recommendations made by the Age Estimation Scientific Advisory Committee (AESAC) in their report published in January 2023”.
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