Does a child need permission to travel without his parents??

[Sol]

My child is travelling with a relative within Europe; he has a British passport. Does he need a letter from the parents to grant permission or is the passport enough?

[trinity]

I don't know what the legalities of it are but when my daughter travelled with a friend and her parents last year we sent her with letter giving permission which I believe was asked for at border control.

[Saffron]

Definitely send a letter, and have it notarised. x

[number 2]

I have a different surname from my son and traveled back from France with him alone. We were stopped at passport control where I was questioned about who I was in relation to him. The situation was not improved by him claiming that I wasn't his mother, but an ewok by the name "Chief Chirper" (he was in the midst of his Star Wars obsession at the time). Took some fancy footwork and a very lovely additional passport control official who noticed the first guy's total sense of humour fail to get us back in the country. So yes, I would say take a letter!

[pebbles]

Oh number 2 that is truly hysterical. You've made me giggle out loud :)

[KatsuQueen]

Number2 that is hysterical!

[number 2]

Yes, you can always rely on our boy for embarrassment!