To: all MPs
International Child Abduction : Preventative Measure
We want 'UK Customs' to 'require' validation from the absent parent(s) / legal carer(s) when child(ren) are taken abroad, to STOP the growing problem of International Child Abduction.
Why is this important?
My 4 children were abducted abroad from the UK by their mother in 2005. The UK court becomes powerless as the jurisdiction of the court transfers to the foreign country and in many cases the children cannot be found as they simply disappear. It is a very real problem which has seen a huge increase in recent years and causes devastation for children and parents.
The situation can be largely resolved at the outset by requiring validation, this is a system already in place in the USA and most recently South Africa which does work to great effect. Few reasons exist for a child to be traveling abroad without the knowledge or consent of the absent parent.
REUNITE a government recognised charity which gives support to parents and children who are the victims of Child Abduction, would like to see a system of protection put in place as they daily experience the devastation which follows child abduction.
The situation can be largely resolved at the outset by requiring validation, this is a system already in place in the USA and most recently South Africa which does work to great effect. Few reasons exist for a child to be traveling abroad without the knowledge or consent of the absent parent.
REUNITE a government recognised charity which gives support to parents and children who are the victims of Child Abduction, would like to see a system of protection put in place as they daily experience the devastation which follows child abduction.
