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http://www.britishairways.com/travel/child/public/en_gb
Booking a child into a different cabin from yourself
You may book your child to travel in a different cabin from you when you travel on the same flight.
No special booking procedure is required for children who are 12 years of age or over.
For children under 12 years of age, please note the following:
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The child must be at least 5 years old.
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The child can be booked into any cabin once you are booked to travel on the same flight.
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The child must be checked in with you at a check-in desk and remain with you until they are taken into the care of British Airways’ staff at the boarding gate.
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Silver or Gold Executive Club members may take their child as a guest into the lounge. However Club World, Club Europe and First class customers may only use the lounge for themselves.
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Whilst we retain overall Duty of Care after your child is checked in, you are requested to remain responsible for their health, well-being and behaviour both on the ground and on board.
Presumably if there were problems with these rules, they would be changed.
I note AF and NZ both treat the children as UAMs in this scenario; BA do not, it seems to me that the UAM service, which costs very little relative to the cost of premium travel, would tend to place the responsibility for the children's (mis) behaviour more on the airline's shoulders, and could result in overall worse behaviour on-board.