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Age assessment: practice guidance

This document provides practice guidance for social workers and their managers involved in undertaking age assessments in Scotland.

Possible sources of country of origin information:

Scottish Guardianship Service (see also Appendix 9)

Amnesty International

Home Office

Scottish Refugee Council

United Nations High Commission for Refugees

Every Child Protected Against Trafficking ( ECPAT)

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund ( UNICEF)

Additional reading/ information:

The Children's Legal Centre Age Assessment Fact Sheet

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