“Where an unaccompanied young person claimed asylum in the United Kingdom and applied to a local authority for the provision of services as a child in need under section 20 of the Children Act 1989, to determine whether that claimant was a child separate assessments were required for immigration purposes and for services from a local authority. The local authority was not bound by the finding of the Home Secretary as to the age of the claimant either under domestic or EU law.”
WLR Daily, 7th November 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
