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Child Protection Act

Title (original language): Lastekaitseseadus

This Act provides for the obligations and functions of state and local government agencies and the officials thereof, legal persons in public and private law and natural persons upon ensuring the rights and well-being of children, the organisation of child protection, the prohibitions and restrictions established for persons working with children, the principles of treatment of children, the principles of treatment of children in need of assistance, children in danger and children separated from family, the state supervision over compliance with this Act and the liability for violation of the Act.


(Source: Website).

Entities responsible for implementation: Government of the Republic of Estonia.

Status: Implemented | Implementation period start: 2016 | Implementation period finish: Ongoing
Record created: 01 March 2024
  • Estonia

  • Go to document source
  • National: national law
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection
  • children online
  • Machine translation available
Title (original language): Lastekaitseseadus

This Act provides for the obligations and functions of state and local government agencies and the officials thereof, legal persons in public and private law and natural persons upon ensuring the rights and well-being of children, the organisation of child protection, the prohibitions and restrictions established for persons working with children, the principles of treatment of children, the principles of treatment of children in need of assistance, children in danger and children separated from family, the state supervision over compliance with this Act and the liability for violation of the Act.


(Source: Website).

Entities responsible for implementation: Government of the Republic of Estonia.

Status: Implemented | Implementation period start: 2016 | Implementation period finish: Ongoing
Record created: 01 March 2024
  • Estonia

  • Go to document source
  • National: national law
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection
  • children online
  • Machine translation available
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