Researcher in policy making team and formerly public finances @instituteforgovernment.org.uk.
Interested in immigration and asylum policy, and policymaking for groups historically underserved by the state.
Former parliamentary staffer.
Shaina Sangha
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I discuss some of this in a recent piece for @instituteforgovernment.org.uk here: www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/shab...
Incredible how complex and vulnerable to human error these changes will be, especially for people already in the UK - Windrush will be the best comparison.
NEW: The Home Office is ploughing ahead with using AI to conduct asylum seeker age assessments despite knowing it's wildly inaccurate
Its own internal report & our audit of public data find the tech often predicts kids to be adults, & performs worst on the top nationalities arriving on small boats
Shaina Sangha
Brilliant to share thoughts on this in @tesmagazine.bsky.social
The government faces steep delivery challenges on the horizon to make progress here.
My favourite bit is the quote from a parent - it was a privilege to speak about the challenges, but also what a difference good services can make.
May Bulman
Sophie Metcalfe
Britain will use AI to assess ages of asylum seekers in a world-first, with other countries likely to follow suit
But our investigation, based on a leaked report and our own algorithmic audit, finds the technology is deeply unreliable
www.lighthousereports.com
The UK has turned to AI to determine the age of asylum seekers, and other countries are likely to follow suit. Our investigation finds the technology is deeply unreliable.
With most boys from low-income households not being school-ready by age 5, @nehaldavison.bsky.social and @sophiemetcalfe.bsky.social of @instituteforgovernment.org.uk say policymaking failures are to blame – and recommend ways to tackle the gender-based attainment gap
The home secretary’s immigration reforms could put her on collision course with the courts
This government needs to avoid the systemic policymaking failures that have left many boys from low-income families behind before they start school, write Nehal Davison and Sophie Metcalfe
www.tes.com
The key lesson of Windrush IMO is the government should be very careful to change rules that apply to existing groups of immigrants. They will almost certainly lack a holistic sense of the impact. And the government is just crashing straight through that warning
Mike Slaven
Foreseeably crashing into much bigger version of 2018 Windrush scandal if leadership candidates don't defuse that risk. Scale of risk to next PM in 2028 underestimated: Westminster debate all vibes (plausible soundbites on rights & responsibilities) yet ignores impacts they will be unable to defend
