Section 50
Protection Of Children
(1) A person who has information about a child in need of special protection at any place shall give information thereof to the child welfare authority.
(2) If information is received pursuant to sub-section (1), the child welfare authority shall, if he or she finds it necessary to urgently rescue the child, rescue the child and keep him or her in a temporary protection service referred to in Section 69.
(3) The child welfare authority may make arrangements for providing necessary services, upon conducting inquiry on the basis of the information received pursuant to sub-section (1).
(4) The child welfare authority may entrust a social service provider in order to provide necessary services pursuant to sub-section (3), as prescribed.
(5) While conducting inquiry pursuant to sub-section (3), other services needed by the children in need of special protection shall be ensured. If it is deemed that special protection is not necessary and the child’s father, mother, other family member or guardian has been traced, the child welfare authority may hand over the custody of such children to them.
(6) If the child welfare authority thinks that any support is needed for handing over the custody of the child to her or his father, mother, other family member or guardian pursuant to sub-section (5), he or she shall make arrangements for necessary services such as sponsorship or family support, by making coordination with the relevant organizations.
Clarification: For the purposes of this Section:
(a) “Sponsorship” means the act of making available financial support on the long-term or short-term basis for necessary maintenance and education for children by any person, organization or body.
(b) “Familial support” means the support provided for creating an environment that is conducive to safeguarding of children within the family by identifying and addressing the economic and social factors that lead the child’s family to disintegration, while maintaining unity and harmony in the family.
(7) If, in making examination and inquiry pursuant to sub-section (3), it appears that alternative care is necessary, the child welfare authority shall make arrangements for such care.
(8) In a case involving a child as a victim, the child welfare authority shall arrange for separating a child victim from her or his parents or family and keep him or her in a temporary protection service for a certain period of time, if the child so desires, or the parent or guardian is the perpetrator or because of their complicity with the perpetrator there is a possibility of greater risk to the child, or there is likelihood of obstruction in the examination, inquiry, proceedings and fact-finding of the incident.
(9) If, in spite of making examination and inquiry pursuant to sub-section (3), the paternity and maternity of the child cannot be determined, the child welfare authority shall recommend for her or his birth registration and government identity card setting out the identity.
(2) If information is received pursuant to sub-section (1), the child welfare authority shall, if he or she finds it necessary to urgently rescue the child, rescue the child and keep him or her in a temporary protection service referred to in Section 69.
(3) The child welfare authority may make arrangements for providing necessary services, upon conducting inquiry on the basis of the information received pursuant to sub-section (1).
(4) The child welfare authority may entrust a social service provider in order to provide necessary services pursuant to sub-section (3), as prescribed.
(5) While conducting inquiry pursuant to sub-section (3), other services needed by the children in need of special protection shall be ensured. If it is deemed that special protection is not necessary and the child’s father, mother, other family member or guardian has been traced, the child welfare authority may hand over the custody of such children to them.
(6) If the child welfare authority thinks that any support is needed for handing over the custody of the child to her or his father, mother, other family member or guardian pursuant to sub-section (5), he or she shall make arrangements for necessary services such as sponsorship or family support, by making coordination with the relevant organizations.
Clarification: For the purposes of this Section:
(a) “Sponsorship” means the act of making available financial support on the long-term or short-term basis for necessary maintenance and education for children by any person, organization or body.
(b) “Familial support” means the support provided for creating an environment that is conducive to safeguarding of children within the family by identifying and addressing the economic and social factors that lead the child’s family to disintegration, while maintaining unity and harmony in the family.
(7) If, in making examination and inquiry pursuant to sub-section (3), it appears that alternative care is necessary, the child welfare authority shall make arrangements for such care.
(8) In a case involving a child as a victim, the child welfare authority shall arrange for separating a child victim from her or his parents or family and keep him or her in a temporary protection service for a certain period of time, if the child so desires, or the parent or guardian is the perpetrator or because of their complicity with the perpetrator there is a possibility of greater risk to the child, or there is likelihood of obstruction in the examination, inquiry, proceedings and fact-finding of the incident.
(9) If, in spite of making examination and inquiry pursuant to sub-section (3), the paternity and maternity of the child cannot be determined, the child welfare authority shall recommend for her or his birth registration and government identity card setting out the identity.