Case No. UKUT-00338-(IAC)

1.It is a fact of modern life that a great deal of information about a person might often be found on the internet, particularly where that person uses social media platforms such as Facebook. This judgment concerns the circumstances in which a tribunal which is resolving a dispute as to a person’s age might properly require the disclosure and inspection of that person’s social media accounts in order to resolve that dispute.2.Whilst this judgment arises in the context of an application for judicial review of the decision of an age assessment decision by a local authority, we anticipate that much of the guidance we give might apply equally to appeals against such decisions, as provided for by Part 4 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.