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Au Against (first) Glasgow City Council And (second) The Advocate General

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Vincent
JurisdictionScotland
JudgeLord Woolman
Neutral Citation[2017] CSOH 122
Date15 September 2017
Docket NumberA54/16
CourtCourt of Session
Published date15 September 2017
OUTER HOUSE, COURT OF SESSION
[2017] CSOH 122
A54/16
OPINION OF LORD WOOLMAN
In the cause
AU
Pursuer
against
(FIRST) GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL
(SECOND) THE ADVOCATE GENERAL
Defender
Pursuer: Scott QC, Irvine; Drummond Miller LLP
First Defender: Ross QC; Glasgow City Council
15 September 2017
Introduction
[1] The United Kingdom authorities regularly assess the age of young individuals who
come here seeking asylum. The exercise has important consequences. First and foremost it
affects the individual in question. His or her identity is in part made up of their age.
Further, it affects their right to remain here and to receive certain types of benefit including
accommodation. Correspondingly, it governs the duties owed to the individual by central
and local government and influences the role of other agencies. By way of illustration, local
authorities wish to ensure that they do not place vulnerable 16 year olds with 20 year olds.

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