Age Assessment Consultancy

In Scope

• —Merton-compliance review of completed assessments — written within 7 working days, identifying specific vulnerabilities and litigation exposure.
• —Advisory support on abbreviated age assessment methodology and procedural fairness requirements.
• —Pre-Action Protocol response drafting in contested age assessment matters.
• —Training for age assessment teams on Merton, Tameside, demeanour pitfalls and the "not significantly" formulation.
• —Document and template development — assessment templates, decision letters, quality assurance frameworks.

Out of Scope

• —Conduct of age assessment JR proceedings as solicitor on the record.
• —Acting on the claimant side in age assessment JR proceedings (see Compliance page conflict statement).