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(1)Every child shall be entitled to access protective services.
(2)The Ministry responsible for children affairs shall, in consultation with relevant government institutions, ensure that designated child protection services are available to, and accessible by children.
(3)Designated child protection services include—
(a)services aimed at supporting—
(i)the proceedings of children court; and
(ii)the implementation of court orders;
(b)services related to—
(i)prevention and early intervention child care services;
(ii)the reunification of children in alternative care with their parents;
(iii)the integration of children into alternative care arrangements;
(iv)the placement of children in alternative care;
(v)the adoption of children, including intercountry adoption;
(vi)the carrying out of investigations and the making of assessments, in case of suspected abuse, neglect or abandonment of children;
(vii)intervention and removal of children in appropriate cases;
(viii)the drawing up of individual development plans or plans for children removed, or at risk of being removed, from their families;
(ix)establishing a national child helpline facility;
(x)any other social work services as may be prescribed by the Minister by statutory instrument; and
(xi)protection of children at all stages of the justice process, including before, during and after trial and holding proceedings in camera during trial for child offenders and child victims and witnesses.
(4)Notwithstanding subsection (3)(b)(ix), all firms, institutions of child care, organisations and members of the public who interface with children shall report to the relevant authority any abuse of a child within their community.
(5)For the purpose of this section, "relevant authority" means a local council.
Children have the right to receive protective services from the government. These services include help with children's court cases, supporting court ...
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