Letter from Zilla Bowell, UK Border Agency on plans to reintroduce use of x-rays for age assessment, 28 March 2012 and ILPA response of 29 March 2012, with 21 October 2008 letter of Chief Medical Officer annexed. Also 29 March 2012 Joint Statement of the Four Children’s Commissioners. Also link to 24 April 2012 parliament tv BBC news item on Michael Gove’s statment that these child x-rays are cause for concern.
Updated 27 April 2012 – with the news that the trial has been suspended.
- Document Date
- 2012-03-28
- Issue Number
- 12.03.14476
Attachments:
- Letter from Zilla Bowell, UKBA on plans to reintroduce use of x-rays for age assessment
- Joint Statement of the Four Children's Commissioners 29 March 2012
- ILPA response to Zilla Bowell UK Border Agency of 29 March 2012
- Annexe to ILPA's letter of 29 March 2012, letter of Sir Liam Donaldson Chief Medical Officer to Phil Woolas MP re age asessment of 20 October 2008
- Further resources for ILPA members only
- Parliamentary Question: Lisa Nandy to Tim Loughton, Hansard HC, 16 Apr 2012 : Columns 23-24
- BBC news item 24 April 2012 Michael Gove tells parliamentary committee that these x-rays are cause for concern
- The Guardian, 27 March 2012
- Parliamentary Question: Lisa Nandy to Damian Green, Hansard HC, 30 Apr 2012 : Columns 1080-1W
- Parliamentary Question: Lisa Nandy to Damian Green, Hansard HC, 30 Apr 2012 : Columns 1083-4W
- Parliamentary Question: Lisa Nandy to Sarah Teather, Hansard HC, 30 Apr 2012 : Columns 1236W
- Trial suspended - letter from Zilla Bowell of 27 April 2012
