Q:

Social Services - Legal Jurisdiction of Child Abroad

Does the child care department of social services have the legal right to interviene with a child that has a legal domicile (and juristiction) from another country?
For the sake of argument:
Child A is born in Germany.
Parent B takes Child A to the United Kingdom for a short holiday.
Person C makes a baseless, malicious phone call to United Kingdom social 
services regarding Parent B's capacity to care for Child A.
United Kingdom social services remove Child A from Parent B's care for a short time.

In the example above, did United Kingdom social services have the legal right to interviene or not?
Thank you,
KA. 

A:

Yes
Anyone present in the U.K. Is subject to the laws of the U.K.

