{
  "id": 18534753,
  "title": "UK makes keeping children abroad without consent criminal offence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/uk-makes-keeping-children-abroad-without-consent-criminal-offence",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T16:19:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/06/uk-makes-keeping-children-abroad-without-consent-criminal-offence/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The United Kingdom has introduced a new law making it a criminal offence for parents or other people connected to a child under 16 to keep the child outside the country beyond an agreed period without proper consent. Anyone found guilty of the offence could face up to seven years in prison. The new law […] UK makes keeping children abroad without consent criminal offence",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}