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==Child protection issues== | ==Child protection issues== | ||
The provincial [http://www.gov.bc.ca/mcf/ Ministry | The provincial [http://www.gov.bc.ca/mcf/ Ministry of Children & Family Development] is authorized to protect children from neglect and harm under the provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84dv Child, Family and Community Service Act]''. Section 2 of the act sets out the guiding principles of the legislation: | ||
<blockquote><tt>This Act must be interpreted and administered so that the safety and well-being of children are the paramount considerations and in accordance with the following principles:</tt></blockquote> | <blockquote><tt>This Act must be interpreted and administered so that the safety and well-being of children are the paramount considerations and in accordance with the following principles:</tt></blockquote> | ||
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==Reporting children to the ministry== | ==Reporting children to the ministry== | ||
Certain people, including mediators, parenting coordinators, doctors, teachers, psychologists, and psychiatrists, have a positive duty to report children in need of protection to the ministry. Section 14 of the ''Act'' imposes a similar duty on anyone who believes a child is in need of protection, and makes it an offence not to report a child to the ministry. In other words, anyone — including a parent — who thinks a child needs to be protected from abuse, neglect, harm, or the threat of harm, must report the problem to the [http://www.gov.bc.ca/mcf/ Ministry | Certain people, including mediators, parenting coordinators, doctors, teachers, psychologists, and psychiatrists, have a positive duty to report children in need of protection to the ministry. Section 14 of the ''Act'' imposes a similar duty on anyone who believes a child is in need of protection, and makes it an offence not to report a child to the ministry. In other words, anyone — including a parent — who thinks a child needs to be protected from abuse, neglect, harm, or the threat of harm, must report the problem to the [http://www.gov.bc.ca/mcf/ Ministry of Children and Family Development]. | ||
Once a child is reported as being at risk, the ministry will assess the report and determine whether an investigation by a social worker is necessary. The ''Act'' gives the social worker looking into the alleged problem a fairly broad authority to investigate the complaint. | Once a child is reported as being at risk, the ministry will assess the report and determine whether an investigation by a social worker is necessary. The ''Act'' gives the social worker looking into the alleged problem a fairly broad authority to investigate the complaint. | ||
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===Links=== | ===Links=== | ||
*[http://www.gov.bc.ca/mcf/ Ministry of Children and Family Development] | |||
*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/global/search?k=child%20protection Clicklaw resources for child protection] | *[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/global/search?k=child%20protection Clicklaw resources for child protection] | ||
*[https://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4642 Legal Services Society's Family Law website's information page on | *[https://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4642 Legal Services Society's Family Law website's information page on ''Child protection''] | ||
* | *[https://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1060 Legal Services Society's booklet ''Parents' Rights, Kids' Rights: A Parent's Guide to Child Protection Law in BC''] | ||