Flying with a minor who isn't your own child?

[nichola]

I bet, they look like a lively trio all bursting with energy   

[Lotty]

Well I saw them in the Meeting Point and actually remarked to M how very well behaved they were. They ate their meals happily and chattily, and later when introduced to some people you knew, they were adoringly polite yet still in a lovely childlike manner aahh. . . You must be so proud!

[SuzzPuss]

Oi!  What are you doing up so late?!   

[amanda bullock]

Hi Nichola,when we brought James s friend Tom out a couple of years ago.we didn t know any of this and so had no letter.we were ok apparently kidnapping him to take out of the country but when we tried to return him we were questioned at Manchester airport.lol

[nichola]

I found this on the internet after posting on here but it certainly seems from everyone's experience that in reality it is a fairly easy to leave the country with someone else's child.

I wonder if it would be as easy if the tickets were one way out of the UK. Does anyone have this experience?

http://www.lawdepot.co.uk/contracts/travel-consent-uk/?loc=GB

[karaokemark]

same here,we took our 3 grandkids away in june and their father wrote us a letter. but we was not asked for it, but we took it just in case
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ps 
we are white grandparents so we were a bit more worried if we got pulled     
and thought they had been kidnapped by us

what beautiful smiles

[puma]

thanks lotty .fancy you remembering them, they are polite kiddies,but do have there squabbles,but i am proud of them
k/mark thanks

[pookie]

Just to add to other comments, over the years we travelled regularly with Lottie's friends - always carried a letter just in case we were asked any questions, but never once stopped.     

[nichola]

Thanks for all the replies