FOI T242/24 - Child Abductions
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You asked:
Could you please provide a count for the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 of:
1. Child abductions by a parent (Home Office classification 13/13), child abductions by other persons (Home Office classification 13/2), kidnappings (Home Office classification 36/1) when the victim was aged under 18 at the time of the offence.
|
Offence |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Total |
|
Abduction of child by parent |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
|
Abduction of child by other persons |
10 |
4 |
5 |
19 |
13 |
51 |
|
Kidnapping |
3 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
28 |
|
Total |
13 |
9 |
13 |
26 |
28 |
89 |
2. Child abductions where a parent abducted children to 1980 Hague Convention States v non-Hague Convention States
In all cases the children were abducted to 1980 Hague Convention States:
|
Abduction Of Child By Parent |
Count |
|
2019 |
0 |
|
2020 |
1 |
|
2021 |
3 |
|
2022 |
2 |
|
2023 |
4 |
|
Total |
10 |