Council should have conducted reassessment of claimant's age not relied on Tribunal's finding | Practical Law

Council should have conducted reassessment of claimant's age not relied on Tribunal's finding | Practical Law

The High Court has held in R (PM) v Hertfordshire County Council [2010] EWHC 2056 (Admin) that Hertfordshire should not have relied on the findings of the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration & Asylum Chamber) as to the age of the claimant; it should have conducted its own reassessment.

Council should have conducted reassessment of claimant's age not relied on Tribunal's finding

by PLC Public Sector
Published on 10 Aug 2010 • England, Wales
The High Court has held in R (PM) v Hertfordshire County Council [2010] EWHC 2056 (Admin) that Hertfordshire should not have relied on the findings of the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration & Asylum Chamber) as to the age of the claimant; it should have conducted its own reassessment.