A group of over 100 refugee support organizations, including the Refugee Council, Barnardo’s, and NSPCC, has urged the UK government to shut down the national age assessment board (NAAB). The board was created by the Home Office in March 2023 to check the ages of young asylum seekers arriving in the UK, often on small boats. The coalition, known as the Refugee and Migrant Children’s Consortium, released a report criticizing the board’s procedures. They said the process is 'traumatic' and 'flawed,' putting hundreds of children at risk. The groups call for urgent action to protect vulnerable young refugees from harmful assessments and safeguard their rights.