UK makes keeping children abroad without consent criminal offence
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Key context: <img width="1200" height="801" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/UK-United-Kingdom-UK.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/UK-United-Kingdom-UK.jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/UK-United-Kingdom-UK-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/UK-United-Kingdom-UK-1024x684.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><p>The United Kingdom has introduced a new law making it a criminal offence for parents or other people connected to a child under 16 to keep the child outside the country beyond an agreed period without proper consent. Anyone found guilty of the offence could face up to seven years in prison. The new law […]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/06/uk-makes-keeping-children-abroad-without-consent-criminal-offence/">UK makes keeping children abroad without consent criminal offence</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
The United Kingdom has introduced a new law making it a criminal offence for parents or other people connected to a child under 16 to keep the child outside the country beyond an agreed period without proper consent. Anyone found guilty of the offence could face up to seven years in prison. The new law […] UK makes keeping children abroad without consent criminal offence
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