Section 7(2) of the Bill of Rights in the South African Constitution places an obligation on the ... more Section 7(2) of the Bill of Rights in the South African Constitution places an obligation on the State to give effect to all the rights in the Bill of Rights. This includes children’s constitutional rights to family care or alternative care, social services, and protection from abuse and neglect. To meet its constitutional obligations government must ensure that the required conditions and services to fulfil these rights are available.
Constitution places an obligation on the State to give effect to all the rights in the Bill of Ri... more Constitution places an obligation on the State to give effect to all the rights in the Bill of Rights. This includes children’s rights to family care or alternative care, social services, and protection from abuse and neglect. To meet its obligation the State must allocate adequate budgets so that the required conditions and services to fulfil these rights are available. The Children’s Act (No 38 of 2005) as amended by the Children’s Amendment Bill [B19F-2006] sets out what services the State must provide to give effect to the rights listed above. The services include partial care, early childhood development, prevention and early intervention, protection, child and youth care centres, drop-in centres, foster care and adoption. Monitoring the budget allocations and expenditure for these services is a good way of measuring whether the State is fulfilling its constitutional obligations. A costing exercise to estimate the costs of implementing the Children’s Act showed that the State n...
South Africa finally has a new comprehensive Children’s Act providing for the full range of socia... more South Africa finally has a new comprehensive Children’s Act providing for the full range of social services needed to support vulnerable children and their families. On 1 April 2010 the Children’s Act 38 of 2005 and the Children’s Amendment Act 41 of 2007 came into full effect. This means that the Child Care Act of 1983 is repealed and the child care and protection system is now governed by the new Children’s Act of 2005 (as amended).
Section 7(2) of the Bill of Rights in the South African Constitution places an obligation on the ... more Section 7(2) of the Bill of Rights in the South African Constitution places an obligation on the State to give effect to all the rights in the Bill of Rights. This includes children’s constitutional rights to family care or alternative care, social services, and protection from abuse and neglect. To meet its constitutional obligations government must ensure that the required conditions and services to fulfil these rights are available.
Constitution places an obligation on the State to give effect to all the rights in the Bill of Ri... more Constitution places an obligation on the State to give effect to all the rights in the Bill of Rights. This includes children’s rights to family care or alternative care, social services, and protection from abuse and neglect. To meet its obligation the State must allocate adequate budgets so that the required conditions and services to fulfil these rights are available. The Children’s Act (No 38 of 2005) as amended by the Children’s Amendment Bill [B19F-2006] sets out what services the State must provide to give effect to the rights listed above. The services include partial care, early childhood development, prevention and early intervention, protection, child and youth care centres, drop-in centres, foster care and adoption. Monitoring the budget allocations and expenditure for these services is a good way of measuring whether the State is fulfilling its constitutional obligations. A costing exercise to estimate the costs of implementing the Children’s Act showed that the State n...
South Africa finally has a new comprehensive Children’s Act providing for the full range of socia... more South Africa finally has a new comprehensive Children’s Act providing for the full range of social services needed to support vulnerable children and their families. On 1 April 2010 the Children’s Act 38 of 2005 and the Children’s Amendment Act 41 of 2007 came into full effect. This means that the Child Care Act of 1983 is repealed and the child care and protection system is now governed by the new Children’s Act of 2005 (as amended).
Uploads