The mandate to protect children and young people in child and youth welfare includes avoiding dangerous situations for children and young people, recognizing them in good time and taking action in the event of suspected dangerous situations. In addition, persons are to be kept away from the care of children and adolescents who, for example, have been convicted by a final court decision of mistreatment of charges or of violation of the right to sexual self-determination.
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The protection mandate of youth welfare is anchored in §8a of (opens in a new tab) the Social Code VIII. It regulates the most important procedural steps of the youth welfare office and those of the independent youth welfare organizations (independent organizations) in the event of a possible risk to the welfare of a child.
§ Section 72a (opens in a new tab) of Social Code Book VIII describes the exclusion of persons with a criminal record. The youth welfare office as well as voluntary organizations and associations must ensure that they do not employ any persons in the field of children and youths who have been convicted with final effect.
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