SAEF Community of Practice July 2026: Facial Age Estimation (FAE)
Why SAEF® Doesn’t End After Three Days When people ask me about SAEF®, they often assume it’s simply a three-day […]
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Why SAEF® Doesn’t End After Three Days When people ask me about SAEF®, they often assume it’s simply a three-day […]
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One of the most uncomfortable realities of age assessment is that social workers are often expected to form a view […]
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The recent Upper Tribunal judgment in R (on the application concerning age assessment) UKUT 192 (IAC) 2026 is a significant […]
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Background The claimant, ZHB, arrived in the UK in 2022 and claimed asylum. At the point of arrival, he stated […]
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Every new framework attracts a few myths, and our first (and only one) we heard recently is the idea that […]
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We’re really proud to share an important milestone for the Social Work Age Estimation Framework (SAEF) as the Helen Bamber […]
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In launching the SAEF pilot, the aim was to create a space where practitioners could explore the framework, test the […]
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Following our very exciting lunchtime webinar in January, many colleagues have reached out with thoughtful questions about how the Social […]
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Before we start: This blog is not intended as a criticism of the National Age Assessment Board. We are using […]
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We’ve been working on something… Over the past 6 years we have been diligently carrying out age assessments, delivering age […]
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