Petition · past parliament
Protect British minors abroad.
Closed
48 signatures
What the petition asks
The UK Government should give diplomatic protection to British minors in countries with poor or untrustworthy justice systems to ensure their rights in child custody cases.
The UK government must list countries where the judiciary is clearly dysfunctional according to the number of cases pending, the average period taken to deliberate those cases (justice delayed is justice denied), and the relative number of courts per population mass. Where countries are found to be wanting, the FCO should give automatic ‘diplomatic protection’ to British citizens and request extradition in cases involving British minors.
Timeline
| 21 May 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Nov 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
48
Status
Closed
Opened
21 May 2019
Closed
6 Nov 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.