Vietnam: Cases of temporary separation of children from their parents

08:59, 07/05/2017

According to Decree No. 56/2017/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, temporary separation of a child from his/her parents or caregiver and application of alternative care shall apply to:

- An abused child or a child at risk of violence, exploitation or abandonment by his/her parents or caregiver;

- An abused child whose parents or caregiver refuse(s) to implement an assistance and intervention plan;

- An abused child who is at risk of being further abused by his/her parents or caregiver.

Children falling into the above cases shall be isolated from their parents and caregivers and the following measures are applied:

- Arrange safe temporary shelters, isolate children from environments, subjects that threaten or are committing acts of violence or exploitation of children;

- Arrange temporary or long-term respite care for children.

The chairperson of the commune-level People’s Committee of the locality where the child lives or of the place where the case occurs has the competence to issue a decision to temporarily separate the child from his/her parents or caregivers and arrange safe accommodation and alternative care within 12 hours after being informed of the case.

Decree No. 56/2017/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government takes effect from July 01, 2017.

- Ngoc Duyen -

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