Handbook: Children deprived of parental care found in an EU Member State other than their own. A guide to enhance child protection focusing on victims of trafficking
date: 14/06/2019
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The handbook is aimed at child protection professionals. These include police officers, child protection officers, guardians, central authorities dealing with cross-border child protection cases under the Brussels IIa Regulation, judges, lawyers, civil society representatives, as well as consular staff.
10 practical suggestions how to protect children:
- Detect, identify and refer children who need protection
- Appoint a guardian
- Hear the child
- Assess the child’s best interests
- Coordinate all actors within Member States
- Address protection needs
- Establish jurisdiction and transnational cooperation
- Support judicial proceedings
- Determine and implement durable solutions
- Monitor the child’s wellbeing
Throughout, the guide includes quotes from legal and policy documents, practical checklists and references for further reading, such as handbooks and hands-on guidance.