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Petition · past parliament

Signature of both parents to allow a minor to leave the UK

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

My children were abducted and taken to a foreign country as it stands there is no law in the UK which can prevent this from happening

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Implement a detection system to stop parental abduction of children leaving U.K

Timeline

21 Nov 2016 Petition opened for signatures
30 Nov 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 30 Nov 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.