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Unaccompanied children to be treated as adults – and detained – if they refuse scientific age checks
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Home Office age assessment body opposed by BASW starts work
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BASW urges social workers not to take jobs with Home Office age assessment body
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Combine social work with scientific methods to boost reliability of age checks, experts advise government
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