Mapping Child Protection Systems in the EU – 2023 update

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Primary institution - table new

EU Member State	Primary institution responsible for child protection
Austria	Austrian Federal Chancellery (Bundeskanzleramt), Section VI: Family and Youth (Sektion VI: Familie und Jugend)
Belgium	n/a
Bulgaria	State Agency for Child Protection (Държавна агенция за закрила на детето)
Croatia	Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy (Ministarstvo rada, mirovinskoga sustava, obitelji i socijalne politike)

Single legal instrument - map 1

CPS_NAT_LEG

Single legal instrument on child protection at national level

CPS_NAT_POL - map 2

Existence of specific national policy framework (action plan or strategy) on child protection and/or children’s rights

CPS_DEC_RESP - map 3

Decentralised child protection responsibilities

CPS_CENT_AUTH - map 4

Central authority with national coordinating role

CPS_SERV_PROV - map 5

National legal framework allows for subcontracting and/or outsourcing alternative care services to private providers of any nature

CPS_FIN_RES - map 6

Specific budget item allocated to child protection in the annual state budget

CPS_CERT_PRO - map 7

Certification of social workers and compulsory training requirements

CPS_VETT_FOS - map 8

Provisions requiring frequent vetting of foster families

CPS_CONST_PROV - not needed

Existence of a constitutional provision on child protection

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