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Mark

I would assume that for most European countries 16 would make her an adult and able to tavel without adult supervision. Some countries may differ though, some countries may not allow unmarried couples to enter!

I dont see a problem as she is travelling with somebody over 18 . I'm fairly certain most airlines allow travel independantly over 16 anyway .I'm sure somebody will correct me if I'm wrong .

It certainly won't harm to take a letter too in case of any questions.Any one parent should be fine . We took my sons girlfriend of 16 on holiday with us a couple of times . Never had a problem but I did get her mum to do a letter as well. she was the only one to sign it .

this you may think sounds silly but a lot of useful information can be found on the taking someone else's child abroad thread

as under British law a child is anyone who is not an adult UNDER 18

wizard

There are more posts on this subject, I seem to remember that the offical rules in Portugal are quite complex (but rarely applied) and someone raised an interesting question about guardian rights for giving permission for medical treatment (which is not the same as paying for it).

should she get a letter from her parents(her parents are split up will she need letter of both of them

I have noted the comments of others, however your comment which I have quoted above does create its own problems. If this is a legal separation then the "Guardianship of Minors" act/rules apply. When parents separate/divorce then the courts first responsibility is the children not the parents. They will stipulate who is responsible for care/custody - often joint so both parents must agree for a child to move outside the jurisdiction of the court. Technically, Scotland is considered a foreign country as their laws differ from the rest of the UK. In many cases any rules/restrictions that are made apply until the child reaches 18 years of age.

Any young person under the age of 18 is a minor - no matter what they may think and require parental approval for many things. In this case the court may have ruled at some point that written approval of both parents is required. No doubt some will say they have never had a problem, but then they should consider themselves lucky. The rules are applied for the benefit of the child and are ignored at your peril.

fwh