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Amended Child Protection Act

Original Language Title: Grozījumi Bērnu tiesību aizsardzības likumā

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The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: law on protection of the rights of the child in the Child Protection Act (Republic of Latvia Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1998, no. 15; 2000, no. 8, 12; 2001, 24 No; 2002; 2003, 23, the No. 12. No; 2004, nr. 12; 2005; 2006, 8. No, No 22; 2007, nr. 9, No 15; 2008; 2009, 14, no. 23; Latvian journal, 2009, 193. no; 2010, no. 47, 205; 2011, 112, 132. no; 13, no. 118; 2014, 51 no) the following amendments: 1. in article 5.1: to supplement the first part with 19.1 points as follows: "191) lawyer;" Add to article 1.1 part as follows: "(11) to the first part of this article 6., 11., 14., 17., and 19.1 points, the persons concerned acquire the expertise in the field of protection of the rights of the child, including contact with minors during criminal proceedings, State children's rights protection Inspectorate shall organise training according to the law on the State budget for the current year allocation." 2. Article 50: replace the fourth subparagraph, the word "material" with the words "material, or prepare or pornographic performances" plays; to make a fifth by the following: "(5) it is prohibited to engage Child pornographic material in the production or distribution of pornographic performances, as well as in the preparation or play." 3. Replace article 50.1 in the third paragraph, the words "the third" with the words "the fifth and sixth". 4. Replace article 50.3 in the third paragraph, the words "the third" with the words "the fifth and sixth". 5. Express article 70, the first paragraph by the following: "(1) each child's rights protection it is the duty of the subject in any case provide assistance for children who need it, considering the specific needs of the child and the circumstances of the situation. If there is doubt about a person's age, not the person to clarify its age is considered a minor and this person is appropriate. " 6. To express the text of article 72 as follows: "(1) childcare, education, health care and other such institutions in which children are staying, the managers and staff of the institutions, children's events and the event organizer, with children, persons in these institutions and activities carried out voluntary work or in accordance with an agreement concluded these institutions provide services, are responsible for the child's health and life protection, for it to the child would be safe for him to provide qualified services and other respected his rights. (2) the first paragraph of this article persons called for infringements to disciplinary or other statutory responsibilities. (3) hiring managers and employees to child care, education, health care and other such institutions, which keeps the child, the employer is obliged to request information about this person's previous performance, competence and experience. (4) child care, education, health care and other institutions, which keeps children, the driver and employer, as well as the event organizer, individual entrepreneurs, company managers and volunteer organizers are required to ensure that participating in and organizing the event authority duties of people who meet the requirements laid down in this article. For a person to carry out the duties or to participate in the events, the event organizer or the head of the Authority's responsibility to demand information from the Punishment register to verify the person's compliance with this article, the fifth and sixth part of these requirements, as well as these messages repeatedly to check at least once a year. Authorities said the driver of the messages require the employer. (5) child care, education, health care and other such institutions, which keeps children, children's events and activities involving children, may not work, to volunteer, as well as in accordance with the conclusion of the agreement to provide services to a person (other than a person who provide one-off or temporary services, as well as the services that are provided, the child being present): 1) who are the subject of criminal offences related to violence, or the violence of piedraudējum — regardless of the deletion or removal of the conviction; 2) who are the subject of criminal offences against morals and dzimumneaizskaramīb, apart from deleting or removing the criminal record; 3) which the Court has applied the criminal law in certain medical coercive measures. (6) If, in the fifth paragraph of this article, the person convicted for the Latvian Code of administrative offences, art. 155 of the third and fourth part, 167.2, 172.1, 172.2, 172, 173, and 172.5 172.3, 172.4. the administrative offences referred to in article or for an intentional criminal offence that is not referred to in the fifth subparagraph of article 1 and paragraph 2, the institutions, the employer (as the head of the institution) or the event organizer has the responsibility to assess If a person does not endanger the child's safety, health or life. If it does not endanger the child's safety, health or life, the head of the authority, the employer (as the head of the institution) or event organizer allows a person to work, volunteer, and also in accordance with those institutions or events organizers concluded an agreement to provide services. (7) if there is reasonable suspicion, or body, of the employer of the driver or the event organizer is in possession of information that the fifth subparagraph of this article, the persons committed child rights violations or criminal proceedings initiated against them for criminal offences listed in the fifth and sixth part or initiated administrative proceedings for the infringement in the sixth part of this article that the irregularities, administrative head of the authority, the employer or the event organizer shall ensure that the relevant employees are disqualified from the post (of the job) to the circumstances of the case, and for assessment before a final ruling or for criminal proceedings. (8) in the fifth subparagraph of this article, that person may request the disqualification of a national child protection inspection, if it has a reasonable suspicion about possible infringements on the rights of the child. National child protection inspection request is not negotiable and appealable, it executes immediately. (9) this article disputes referred to in the fifth subparagraph, the persons suspension review the law of civil procedure. The Court, in considering these issues, you can evaluate the State of protection of the rights of the child at the request of the inspection. " 7. Add to article 73, the first paragraph after the word "violence" with the words "and of a criminal offence or administrative offence". 8. transitional provisions: express the following paragraph 25: ' 25. This law 5.1 of the first paragraph of article 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19 and 20, the persons that have not received expertise in child protection laws, they learn not later than 31 December 2014. ". transitional provisions be supplemented with 26, 27, 28 and 29 the following: "article 26 of this law 5.1 1.1 expertise referred to in part 5.1 of this law, the first paragraph of article 6, 11, 14 and 17 of the person referred to in this law, as well as 5.1 of the first paragraph of article 19.1 of the person referred to in paragraph representing or defending minors undergoing criminal proceedings, no later than December 31, 2017. 27. This law 5.1 of the first paragraph of article 19.1 of the person referred to in paragraph 1, which do not represent or defend minors in criminal proceedings, the expertise in child protection in the field of study, no later than December 31, 2019. 28. persons who have not received the expertise of child protection laws, are entitled to carry out work or duties to the transitional provisions of this law, 25, 26 and 27 at the end of the statutory period. 2014 29 December 31 the employer, educational institution Manager and quality national service supports this law, in the third paragraph of article 50.1, 50.3 in the second paragraph of article and article 72 in the fifth part of the conformity of persons referred to in article 72 of this law. " 9. Make the informative reference to European Union directives as follows: "Informative reference to European Union directives, the law includes provisions resulting from: 1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011-2011/93/EU directive on sexual violence against children, sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, and replaced with Council framework decision 2004/68/JHA; 2) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 2011//Directive 95 EU standards to third-country nationals or stateless persons qualified as beneficiaries of international protection for refugees or persons entitled to subsidiary protection, single status and about the content of the protection granted. " The Parliament adopted the law in 2014 on March 6. The President a. Smith in Riga 2014 25 March