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UK Bill Amendment: Criminalizing Mothers for Child Abduction?

11/17/2025

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A proposed amendment to the United Kingdom's Crime and Policing Bill would criminalize mothers who keep children overseas without permission.
Critics say the change undermines child safety principles and the Hague Abduction Convention.
Advocates such as Both Parents Matter and Reunite International say it will deter abduction.
The amendment is before the House of Lords and has not yet been debated.

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Story summary

A proposed amendment to the United Kingdom's Crime and Policing Bill would criminalize mothers who keep children overseas without permission.
Critics say the change undermines child safety principles and the Hague Abduction Convention.
Advocates such as Both Parents Matter and Reunite International say it will deter abduction.
The amendment is before the House of Lords and has not yet been debated.