Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 63487

Children: Abduction

Tabled: 27 June 2025
Answered: 7 July 2025

Question

Mr Lee Dillon

Liberal DemocratNewbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to legal support for parents involved in international child abduction cases.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
Legal aid is available under the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO), for legal advice and representation in cases of international abduction where a child has unlawfully been brought to England and Wales from another country...

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