Act n°359/1999 on the social and legal protection of children (Czech Republic)

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Šalis: Czechia

Section:

Female Genital Mutilation

Temos:

Health, Violence

Types of GBV:

Female Genital Mutilation

The information was last updated in 2013 and may not accurately represent the present situation. It makes a reference to the United Kingdom as a member of the European Union and was published before the UK's withdrawal from the European Union on the 31 January 2020.

This act notably applies to families in which children are thought to be endangered, due to the regular consumption of alcohol, drugs, or to the perpetration of criminal offenses by parents, legal tutors or persons exerting authority. (Part II, paragraph 6). Children can be removed from their families and placed under the responsibility of another family (upon decision of the competent court and proposal of the local administration). This act is applicable to any child having is permanent residence in the Czech republic, but also to asylum applicants and persons under temporary protection.

Child Protection Provisions

Number of FGM related interventions

Source

Sbírka zakonů (Official Journal of the Czech Republic), http://aplikace.mvcr.cz/sbirka-zakonu/ http://www.mpsv.cz/files/clanky/7263/Zakon_o_socialne-pravni_ochrane_det...

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Information collecting point

Local administrations. This act also establishes a public agency for the International legal protection of children (Úřad pro mezinárodně-právní ochranu dětí), based in Brno, that notably aims at collecting data, including for underage asylum applicants or illegal migrants.