The Committee on Legislative Support of Law Enforcement recommends that the Verkhovna Rada adopt as a basis the draft law on amendments to several legislative acts of Ukraine (re regulating activity of chaplain in authorities and institutions under management of State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine)

Information Department of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Secretariat
30 December 2014, 10:10

 
It was mentioned at December 27 meeting, the bill (Reg. No. 1154) suggests supplementing the Criminal Executive Code with an article 128-1 "Organization of pastoral counselor care of prisoners" in order to introduce in Ukraine the institute of "clergymen (chaplains)" in authorities and institutions under management of State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine. 

The Committee members upheld the bill provided words "re regulating activity of chaplain in authorities and institutions under management of State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine" are changed for words "re regulating activity of pastoral counselors in authorities and institutions under management of State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine".