NPLH has accomplished various objectives between June 2010 and June 2011. NPLH considers its first success to be the achieved results in changing the institutional role of the Dutch CA, although the foundation owes a significant portion of its gratitude to the ICA Association, which had a leading and publicly outspoken role in persuading the Dutch parliament.

The second accomplishment was the effective increase in the information content of the foundation, as was clear from the first set of concluded reports, providing valuable information to various institutions, organisations, decision makers and individuals involved with ICA. The foundation has connected to various international institutions related to ICA and mediation, and has offered its assistance to a researcher of the University of Groningen, focussing on Article 13b of the Hague Convention. NPLH awaits the outcome of this research. The success of these research programmes (even before they were concluded) has motivated the foundation to continue with delegating these research initiatives.

In the second half of 2011, NPLH registered its English name, changed its official language to English, and decided to shift the focus of its planned research to the international level.

The third accomplishment of the foundation was to identify the significant elements pertaining to the practical meaning of protecting the well-being and the best interest of the child in ICA cases. For countries that have implemented the Hague Convention, this translated into three points of focus:

To make the process by which abductors (frequently a parent) are arrested, imprisoned and prosecuted as humane and child friendly as possible, and to ensure the physical and psychological well-being of the child in all processes connected to the parent’s arrest and the child’s return to his or her country of habitual residence;

1. To ensure that agreements are made with regards to contact, access, and visitation rights prior to the return of a child to his or her country of origin;
2. To guarantee a parent’s rights to fair access and representation in court proceedings related to their family situation before the child’s removal from their guardianship. This is specifically important when the requesting country in a Hague case has an international arrest warrant or Interpol red alert against the abducting parent. An agreement must be reached on the removal of such barriers to a parent’s access to their court proceedings.

Furthermore, NPLH identified the importance of centralising the court proceedings in ICA cases to a specialised national court that has understanding of the intricacies of these cases. Another improvement would be the centralisation of the prisons dealing with abductors in ICA cases from other prisoners, and giving them access to information on their rights and obligations soon after their arrest. Making this process as humane as possible can prove useful in the information retention needed to ensure proper use of legal loopholes such as Article 13b of the Hague Convention.