Statement of Good Practice
The Statement aims to provide a straightforward account of the policies and practices required to implement and protect the rights of separated children in Europe. The Statement is principally informed by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and two documents : UNHCR’s Guidelines on Policies and Procedures in dealing with Unaccompanied Children Seeking Asylum of February, 1997 here referred to as HCR Guidelines and the European Council on Refugees and Exiles Position on Refugee Children of November 1996, here referred to as ECRE.
Throughout the Statement are references to relevant international and regional law, policy and guidelines. These are listed in full in an appendix.
Please note that some references are accompanied by a short text. These are only summaries of the relevant article or paragraph and not the complete text. Those who wish to use articles of law or policy to advocate for the rights of separated children should refer to the complete text of these instruments.
Statement of Good Practice, Third Edition, Cover Page [Adobe PDF, 151 Kb]
Statement of Good Practice, Third Edition
This Statement of Good Practice sets out the policy and practice basis for the programme’s work. [Adobe PDF, 322 Kb]
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