This Practice Note sets out the steps that may be taken to obtain information to locate a child who has been abducted into this jurisdiction, including by the obtaining of a location or disclosure order. It also details the various government agencies and other organisations to whom an information request may be made and the procedure to locate and recover a child together with other mechanisms of locating and recovering a child, for example under the provisions of the Family Law Act 1986 (FLA 1996).

For practical guidance on Child abduction proceedings generally, see Practice Notes:

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   Child abduction—emergency remedies

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   Child abduction—introduction and issuing proceedings (1980 Hague Convention)

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   Child abduction—1996 Hague Convention

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   Child abduction—procedure and evidence (Hague Convention)

In some cases, consideration may need to be given to the impact of the withdrawal of the UK from the EU (Brexit). 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marked the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. At this point in time