CHILD PROTECTION

Question 1

What are the two main child abduction offences?

Answer 1

Section 1 - relating to a person connected with the child
Section 2 - A person not connected with the child

Question 2

What does a person connected with the child mean? (6 Points)

Answer 2

1. Parent
2. Person has reasonable grounds to believe they are the father
3. They are the guardian of the child.
4. Special guardian of the child.
5. They have custody of the child.
6. Person who is in favour of a Childs arrangement order

Question 3

What are the defences to Section 1 Child Abduction? (5 Points)

Answer 3

1. They have a child arrangements order and the child is taken out of the UK for less than one month.
2. The special guardian takes the child out of the UK for less than 3 months.
3. He does so in belief that the other person either consents or would consent given the circumstances.
4. he has taken reasonable steps to communicate with the other person
5. The other person has unreasonably refused to consent.

Question 4

Who has to authorise a prosecution for Section 1 Child Abduction?

Answer 4

The director of public prosecutions

Question 5

Regarding section 1, if appropriate consent was gained prior to sending the child out of UK, and the child is not returned, is this an offence?

Answer 5

No