China News Service, Beijing, January 25 (Reporter Wang Zumin) The newly revised "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Minors" will come into effect on June 1, 2021.
The reporter learned on the 25th that this comprehensive and basic law that comprehensively protects the rights and interests of minors will achieve 9 "firsts" in the field of civil affairs in China.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs of China held a press conference for the first quarter of 2021 on the same day. Ni Chunxia, deputy director of the Child Welfare Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, introduced at the meeting that the newly revised Law on the Protection of Minors added "Internet protection" and "Government protection". The number of special chapters has been increased from 72 to 130.
Among them, there are 8 articles and 15 places that directly clarify the responsibilities of the "civil affairs department", focusing on requirements for the civil affairs department to perform national guardianship statutory duties, carry out family guardian supervision and guidance, accept cases of infringements on the rights of minors, and carry out rescue and protection; and civil affairs business There are 38 articles and 40 places directly related, focusing on regulating the responsibilities of social organizations, village (neighborhood) committees, child welfare agencies, and minor rescue and protection agencies.
Ni Chunxia said that the newly revised law on the protection of minors has many innovations and highlights. From the perspective of civil affairs business alone, the principle that is most beneficial to minors is clarified for the first time in the law; for the first time, it is required to establish a coordination mechanism for the protection of minors. ; For the first time, it systematically explained the guardianship duties and prohibited behaviors of parents or other guardians; for the first time, a unified minor protection hotline was clearly established; for the first time, the situation of national long-term guardianship and temporary guardianship was clarified; People are included in legal protection; for the first time, the legal requirements for entrusted care of minors are put forward; for the first time, minors without guardianship are included in the scope of protection; for the first time, it is required to establish minor protection workstations at the town (street) level.
"In particular, Article 9 puts forward requirements for the civil affairs departments to undertake the specific work of the coordination mechanism for the protection of minors, which is also a higher standard for us to further effectively protect the rights and interests of minors in conjunction with relevant departments." Ni Chunxia said, the Ministry of Civil Affairs has A notice was issued at a time to encourage local civil affairs departments to plan in advance to establish and improve supporting laws and policies. While promoting the establishment of a coordination mechanism for the protection of minors at the national level, it also instructed provinces, cities, and counties to establish corresponding coordination mechanisms as soon as possible, as of June 1. Lay the foundation for the full implementation of the minor protection law.
The reporter learned that in the next step, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will study and formulate specific measures to guide and urge guardians to perform guardianship duties, strengthen guardianship evaluation, and establish a guardianship system based on "family guardianship, social guardianship as a supplement, and national guardianship as a bottom line" to promote the construction Family protection, school protection, social protection, network protection, government protection, and judicial protection "six in one" new pattern of minor protection. (Finish)