Stronger assessments could be brought in for young people who are seeking an assisted death, Parliament has heard, as calls to raise the minimum age were made.

Lord Falconer of Thoroton, who is shepherding the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill through the upper chamber, told peers a “more intense assessment” could apply to those aged between 18 and 25.

This followed calls from paediatrician Baroness Cass and the former president of the British Medical Association (BMA), Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, for a more “in-depth” process for under-25s.

Labour peer Baroness Berger had tabled an amendment to the controversial draft law, proposing the minimum age for an assisted death be raised from 18 to 25.

She argued the Bill as it currently stands sends a “dangerous message” that 18-y

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