National Age Assessment Board: caseworker guidance
Immigration staff guidance on the commencement of the National Age Assessment Board (NAAB).
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Guidance for UK Visas and Immigration staff about the policy and procedures for the operation of the National Age Assessment Board and on the wider processes required by sections 50 and 51 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.
Updates to this page
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Amendments have been made to the guidance on considering new information and to take in to account the transition from the MOVEit file sharing platform to Portal.
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Amendments have been made to the guidance on conducting abbreviated age assessments and on the timeframe in which local authorities must provide information to the NAAB.
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Amendments have been made to the guidance on the provision of interpreters by the NAAB for age assessments conducted under section 50 and removal of references to the NAAB Privacy Notice.
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html (accessible) version added.
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Guidance updated throughout.
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Multiple updates and clarifications throughout guidance.
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First published.
Update history
2026-08-27 13:58
Amendments have been made to the guidance on considering new information and to take in to account the transition from the MOVEit file sharing platform to Portal.
2026-06-30 09:45
Amendments have been made to the guidance on conducting abbreviated age assessments and on the timeframe in which local authorities must provide information to the NAAB.
2026-02-04 15:52
Amendments have been made to the guidance on the provision of interpreters by the NAAB for age assessments conducted under section 50 and removal of references to the NAAB Privacy Notice.
2025-07-02 17:52
html (accessible) version added.
2025-06-30 09:52
Guidance updated throughout.
2024-04-11 15:47
Multiple updates and clarifications throughout guidance.
2023-03-31 00:15
First published.