Age assessment and risk: considering the consequences in both directions

An ISWS practice tool for balanced safeguarding decision-making Purpose of this tool Discussions about risk in age-disputed cases often focus […]

Why SAEF® Doesn’t End After Three Days When people ask me about SAEF®, they often assume it’s simply a three-day […]

One of the most uncomfortable realities of age assessment is that social workers are often expected to form a view […]

Triple planning is essential when working with young people seeking asylum. The asylum process is complex, unpredictable and often painfully […]

We are delighted to welcome Deborah Chandler as a contributor to our Direct Work Resource Database. Deborah has kindly written […]

The recent Upper Tribunal judgment in R (on the application concerning age assessment) UKUT 192 (IAC) 2026 is a significant […]

Background The claimant, ZHB, arrived in the UK in 2022 and claimed asylum. At the point of arrival, he stated […]

Background: MIA arrived in the UK on 15 June 2023 as an unaccompanied asylum‑seeking child from Afghanistan. After an initial […]

Triple planning asks us to hold three possible timelines at the same time: a positive decision and what life in […]

Background This newly published Upper Tribunal judgment concerns a young person from Sudan, ASB, who arrived in the UK in […]

Since we sent out our newsletter, we’ve had some lovely feedback about the Football Ecomap resource shared by Zahraa Adam […]

  Introduction At ISWS, we have the privilege of working with practitioners from across the UK (and sometimes beyond), and […]