Young people from our All4One youth group have found it reassuring to be able to talk to others who have gone through the age assessment process. It is wonderful to see young people helping other young people. But we realised not everyone has access to such support, particularly those who have been dispersed into adult accommodation without spending any time in local authority care and who are therefore less likely to come into contact with other young people.
There began the idea of supporting young people to put together their own resource for other young people who might not find support elsewhere.
With help from staff at GMIAU and the pro bono support of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, nine young people from the All4One group put together this guide which was launched in September 2020.