§ 72. Mr. Edward Lyonsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will introduce legislation to ensure that where a court order vesting the legal custody of a child in one parent is not produced, the signed consent of both parents shall be required for such passport formalities as at present require the signature of the father alone.
§ Mr. KershawThe present administrative regulations work well and I would not wish to disturb them. To require a minor, not the subject of a court order, to seek out and obtain the consent of both parents could in many cases cause unnecessary difficulties for him and for the Passport Office.