Goldsmith Chambers

This Practice Note discusses undocumented migrants claiming to be children, the general policy of the Home Office on assessing age, local authority age assessments and the procedure for challenging local authority age assessments.

This Practice Note provides a brief overview of support for families with children under the age of 18 who claim asylum, failed asylum seekers who have children under the age of 18, and unaccompanied asylum seeking children who reach the age of 18 while under the care of a local authority.

This Practice Note looks at the common grounds for refusal in Part 9 of the Immigration Rules which provide for the refusal, and cancellation, of entry clearance, or permission to enter or remain, on the basis of previous criminal offences or other aspects of personal conduct, which are not deemed 'conducive to the public good'. Note that this Practice Note does not cover previous breaches of immigration laws, or the sham marriage or customs breach grounds.