In that case why do they only stop parents (usually mother) whose names are different to those of the children?
"Even if children's passports contained parents' names it would not provide conclusive evidence to a border officer that the person accompanying the child had the right to do so or was acting in the best interest of the child" Guilty until proven innocent?http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42194140 …
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Is that the case mostly? Hadn't seen that. Assumed border staff would have to have some basis of suspicion beforehand though, rather than being authorised to randomly harass parents over child names at will.
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I was stopped and questioned about my relationship with my 16 yr old when coming back into the country after four nights away. Any ID search would have shown I regularly fly with her.......
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With resources supposedly so stretched, you'd think border controls would be infinitely better targeted than that, wouldn't you? What's your take on the experience?
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As a single parent, I was intensely annoyed that a non-resident parent who has the same surname as a child ( and obv normally the dad) would never be stopped.
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I can totally understand that. It's a situation that could happen to us too, so it concerns me. Makes me uncomfortable when I contemplate the power such people have gained over anyone who has to travel.
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It's worse abroad. I was advised to carry a signed letter from their father saying I had permission to take them to some countries.
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Really? What a slap that is. I imagine it must feel like being asked to bring a note from your parents to 'excuse' you in some way. There has to be a better way forward than this...
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