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Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to advocate reform of the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction to better protect victims of domestic violence.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
28 Jan 2025
Target answer date
4 Feb 2025
Answer
4 Feb 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to advocate reform of the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction to better protect victims of domestic violence.

  2. 4 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The UK supports the work of the Hague Conference on Private International Law on their multilateral Conventions, including the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention, and works with other States Party to that Convention to improve its operation. The UK is ...

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