The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), at the request of the European Commission, conducted research on national child protection systems in the EU Member States. It seeks to understand how national child protection systems work and to identify common challenges and promising practices.
FRA collected data on the main components of child protection systems in 2023 and in 2014 focusing on the following areas:
- National legislative and regulatory framework, including child protection policies
- National authorities responsible for child protection and service providers
- Human and financial resources, focusing on qualification and training of personnel
- Identification and reporting procedures for children in need of protection and procedures for placing children in alternative care
- Accountability and monitoring systems, focusing on the monitoring and development of common quality indicators
Timeline - In 2023 FRANET conducted research during the first half of the year and in 2014 FRANET conducted the research from December 2013 to March 2014.
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At the request of the European Commission, FRA conducted research on national child protection systems in the 28 European Union (EU) Member States. The research seeks to understand how national child protection systems work and to identify common challenges and promising practices.
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The maps and tables presented in this dataset show the scope, structures, actors and functions of the EU Member States’ child protection systems and how they aim to meet the diverse needs of different groups of children. A summary of key findings for each area is provided in the online summary.
Geographical coverage
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom