social services approach to case assessment 2014- 01-28
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Social services approach to Case Assessment
2014- 01-28
The County Administrative Board of Stockholm – Counteracting prostitution and trafficking
National co-ordination in Sweden - Office of the national coordinator Co-ordination for safe return of victims of trafficking Support programs for rehabilitation of victims of trafficking Mapping of the prostitution in Sweden
National Guidelines regarding trafficking in human beings National Operational Co-ordination/ Children: National Police Board, National Criminal
Police, Specialised Police Units in Stockholm, Prosecutors office, International Chambers, The Swedish Migration Board/Child expert, Social services in i Stockholm & Gothenburg
A flexible and adjustable composition depending on needs Operational support through advice/ national guidelines for social services/ other
authorities
National report on trafficked children in Sweden, 2009-2011
2009–2011 Social service and NGO´s registered 166 Children possible victims of THB. (100 children reported to the police)
Of the 102 children in social services there were: 81 of the children defined as unaccompanied/
approx. 50/50 children from EU and asylum-seeking children
12 children was with their parents 50/50 Boys and Girls. Age 3 to 17 years 50 % Sexual-exploitation- majority girls 50 % criminality, begging and work –majority
boys Very few THB cases with children to court.
3 persons convicted in three years, 5 children involved.
Conclusions and Proposals from the report
Increased national responsibility for trafficked children
Specific guidelines to social services*
Skills development and increased authority-cooperation*
Qualified and specialized institutions for the target group*
Protect children from disappearing*
Strengthen children's rights in the legal process
Revision regarding legislation in cases with children
Stronger cooperation in-between EU countries*
Child protection
Report 14:1 SoL
First assessment/
Risk assessment
Is there need for immediate protection?
Trafficking suspicion
Report to the police
Start social investigation
11:1,2 SoL/ BBIC
How is the child heard?
Social assessment/ Legal guardian
§ 6 LVU
Open or closed institution
Contact embassy/LST Stockholm/IOM/ social
authorities in home country
Brussels II regulation?
Assessment- why is a social investigation not
started?
Social Services Act/ Child Protection
Social services act – SoL
14 kap 1 § SoL – report
11 kap 1,2 §§ SoL – social assessment (4 months)
LVU - Care of Young Persons Act –(1 month/ 6 months) LSU
Emergency assessment of risks/ protection measures
BBIC – Children’s needs in focus – NBHW - a framework for assessment, planning and reviewing in child welfare
Legal guardianship/ dilemmas
Brussels II regulation
Difference in praxis and decisions from Administrative courts/ municipalities
Children are not identified as victims
Decision process/ Care of young persons act
Social worker/
suggestion to decision
LVU (LVM)
Municipality Chairman of
Social Welfare Board
Administrative court
decision
Cooperation: Authorities & Organisations
The Child
Child protection/ Social service
Outreach
social- workers
Health services
NGO´s
Institution
POLICE/ PROSE-CUTOR
Best Interest Determination/ Dilemmas Child committing a crime being a possible victim of
trafficking Institution needs to have knowledge about the specific
needs Treated as a criminal not as a victim Identification/ former criminality? Quick information regarding this from the police. Effects
the protection measures taken by social authorities. In the Child's best interest to have the charges dropped
and be classified as a victim of trafficking. The child might not agree on this Ethical dilemmas in the best interest determination The social services and the child´s view on best
interest determination
Specific issues transnational cases
Embassies
Cooperation national authorities for family assessment/ Best interest Determination
Brussels II regulation
Coordinating/ planning a voluntary and safe return
Contact: Charlotta Thorelius, tfn +46-8-785 41 14
e-post: [email protected]
http://projektwebbar.lansstyrelsen.se/NMTSVERIGE
Example of a process/ authorities/ BID?Asylum seeking
child/ when committing a
crime
Goes missing – reported from social
service/ legal guardian to the
police
After 2 weeks- case closed in migration
services
Social services close 11; 1,2 Sol when the
child is not found.
The child has no connection to any
authority except from a missing persons report at the police
social services contact / child
committing a crime and restart the
asylum process - disappears