The number of parental child abduction and custody cases has more than doubled over the last decade, with almost two children being abducted abroad each day, according to new figures released today by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) and charity, Reunite.
The FCO has launched an awareness campaign to encourage parents to think of the long-term damage their actions could have on both the children and families involved.
The Christmas holidays have in the past been a hotspot for parental child abductionas family’s face extra strain.