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UK Home Office Awards £322k AI Age-Check After Misclassifications

5/29/2026

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The UK Home Office awarded £322,000 to Akhter Computers Ltd for AI facial-estimation age-assessment software.
The department will test the system after the award and roll it out by mid-2027.
An immigration inspector’s report found adults misclassified as children and children as adults, prompting the AI project.
111,084 asylum claims were filed in the year to June 2025, a 14 % rise, while councils house child migrants in the care system.

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The UK Home Office awarded £322,000 to Akhter Computers Ltd for AI facial-estimation age-assessment software.
The department will test the system after the award and roll it out by mid-2027.
An immigration inspector’s report found adults misclassified as children and children as adults, prompting the AI project.
111,084 asylum claims were filed in the year to June 2025, a 14 % rise, while councils house child migrants in the care system.