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<p>The Government is not notified of every case when a child is removed overseas by
a relative, therefore we cannot provide accurate figures for abducted children. There
are a number of steps that left behind parents can take if their child is taken overseas
without their consent and we urge parents to contact the relevant desk officer in
the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Consular Directorate country casework teams
who can provide further assistance. <br><br>The UK lobbies countries that are not
signatories of the 1980 Hague Convention to sign it. If a child is removed to a country
that is a signatory of the Hague Convention there are systems in place to help secure
the child’s return. Cases involving non-Hague convention signatories are much harder
to resolve and parents often face lengthy and expensive court proceedings abroad to
try to facilitate their return.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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