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SAEF Community of Practice July 2026: Facial Age Estimation (FAE)

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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age assessment credibility

Can we really tell if someone is telling the truth?

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

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R (on the application of NXP and NAN) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2026) A NAAB Judgment

The National Age Assessment Board (NAAB) and Immigration Control: Why this Judgment Matters

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

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ZHB v Cardiff (2026): Full Age Assessments (and a short note on evidence tables)

ZHB v Cardiff (2026): Full Age Assessments (and a short note on evidence tables)

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

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Dispelling the myth

Dispelling the Myth: “SAEF Makes It Hard to Conclude Someone Is an Adult”

Every new framework attracts a few myths, and our first (and only one) we heard recently is the idea that […]

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Helen Bamber Foundation Announces Formal Endorsement of the Social Work Age Estimation Framework (SAEF)

Helen Bamber Foundation Announces Formal Endorsement of the Social Work Age Estimation Framework (SAEF)

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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Early Insights From the SAEF Pilot: What Practitioners Are Telling Us

Early Insights From the SAEF Pilot: What Practitioners Are Telling Us

In launching the SAEF pilot, the aim was to create a space where practitioners could explore the framework, test the […]

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understanding saef

Understanding SAEF: Your Questions Answered

Following our very exciting lunchtime webinar in January, many colleagues have reached out with thoughtful questions about how the Social […]

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age assessment judgment reset

Resetting Age Assessment Practice: What the Latest Case Law Tells Us and How SAEF Offers a Better Way Forward

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 secret…..

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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