The Child Welfare Act and other amendments include the introduction of a "judicial review" in which the court determines the need for "temporary protection" when the child guidance center separates the abused child from the guardian. It was deliberated at the plenary session of the House of Representatives of Japan.
The revised bill imposes an obligation on municipalities to establish a "Children's Family Center" in order to strengthen the system for comprehensive consultation and support for child-rearing households.
In addition, when the child guidance center separates abused children from their parents, they are obliged to request a "temporary protection letter" without the consent of their parents, and the court decides the necessity. "Judicial review" will be introduced.
In addition, it includes stricter re-registration for nursery teachers whose registration has been canceled due to obscene acts on children.
The revised bill was deliberated at the plenary session of the House of Representatives on the 14th, and Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto said, "The number of cases of child abuse consultation at the child guidance center has increased, and more child-rearing households have difficulty and anxiety about child-rearing. It is becoming apparent. I would like to strengthen the system for comprehensive support for child-rearing households. "
At the plenary session, a bill submitted by the Constitutional Democratic Party and the Democratic Party for the People to raise the income of those working in childcare by 10,000 yen per month was also deliberated.