Verkhovna Rada Committee for Family, Youth Policy, Sport and Tourism recommends Parliament adopt as a basis draft law on introduction of amendments into some Laws of Ukraine as to enhancement of social protection of children and support to families with children

Information Department of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Secretariat
14 April 2015, 11:51

The draft law No. 2254 offers determination of the order of protection of children during combat activities or armed conflicts; perfection of the system of measures and actions of state bodies as to orphan children, children deprived of parental care, unaccompanied minors; as well as support to families with children; mechanism of implementation of foster care of children envisioned by the Family Code of Ukraine; and taking measures on state support to children in foster families.

It is also offered to supplement the legislation with the following notions: “provision of child’s best interest” and “child in complicated life circumstances;” envision the order of registration of internally-displaced children without legitimate representatives; expand authorities of central and local executive bodies, local self-government bodies, guardianship and custodianship agencies, for children, inter alia internally-displaced children, in complicated life circumstances.