The government has set up a "establishment preparation room" on the 17th for the establishment of the "Children's Family Agency" in April next year.
Following the enactment of a law to establish a "Children's Family Agency" that will serve as a control tower for children's policies, the government will set up a "Children's Family Agency Establishment Preparation Office" in the Cabinet Secretariat on the 17th for its inauguration in April next year. raised.
In addition to securing budgets and personnel, the preparation room has a policy of building networks with local governments and private companies that are responsible for children's education and childcare.
The preparation room has started operations with about 80 staff members, and in the future, we will hire human resources from the Children and Child Care Headquarters of the Cabinet Office, the Children and Family Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, as well as private companies and local governments. The scale is planned to be about 300, and all of them will be transferred to the staff of the "Children's Family Agency".
At a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, Minister Noda said, "The preparation room is urgent, such as reflecting the opinions of children and creating a place to stay, in close cooperation with related ministries and agencies, without waiting for the establishment of the" Children's Family Agency. " We will promptly work on the enhancement of the child policy, which is an issue. "