Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 45599

Children: Abduction

Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 30 April 2025

Question

Priti Patel

ConservativeWitham

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has received representations on delays or challenges in securing the return of British children from Poland under the Hague Convention on the Civil Asp

Answer

Stephen Doughty
This Government takes International Parental Child Abduction (IPCA) extremely seriously. Affected parents have reported issues to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office regarding the enforcement of Polish court orders requiring the return of abd...

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