If you are travelling across the UK, one option for people is to go by plane and that might raise the question of whether a child can travel within the UK without a passport.
Passports are of course needed on international flights going out of the UK, but what if you are just going from Edinburgh to London for example?
Here's all you need to know on what the rules and regulations are for children going on flights that are travelling within the UK.
Can a child fly within the UK without a passport?
According to the British Airways website: "Children under the age of 16 do not need to show identification when travelling on domestic flights.
"The adult they are travelling with must travel with photographic identification and be able to confirm their identity.
"Children aged 14 and 15 years who are flying alone will need to show identification when travelling on domestic flights."
As an adult, you also do not require a passport when flying within the UK, but one type of photographic ID will be needed.
This can include a valid driving licence, either provisional or full, a valid EU national identity card, a valid armed forces identity card or a valid police warrant card.
Of course, a valid passport would count for this as well.
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Alongside that, some might wonder if you need a passport to go to the Republic of Ireland, which is not a part of the UK but right next to it.
The British Airways website states: "If you are a citizen of the UK, Republic of Ireland, Channel Islands or Isle of Man and were born in these areas, you do not need a passport to travel between these destinations, but you do require some form of photographic identification, such as a driving licence.
"All other travellers require a valid passport to travel between these destinations."
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