| Effective | |
|---|---|
| Social Welfare Spending | |
| Child Welfare Spending | |
| Alternative Care Policy in line with the 2009 Guidelines |
Yes Guidelines for the Alternative Family-based Care of Children in Kenya, Government of Kenya and UNICEF (2014). |
| Centralised authority on adoption |
Yes National Adoption Committee |
| Commitment to Deinstitutionalistion/Reforms |
Yes Care Reform Strategy (2020) [draft] |
| Comprehensive child protection law |
Mostly Children's Act (2001); Charitable Children's Institutions Regulations; Foster Care Regulations; Adoption Regulations |
| Continuum of alternative care services available |
Partly |
| Data System |
Partly CPIMS - indicators related to children's care being developed |
| Existence of a regulatory body and regulatory system |
Yes NCCS |
| Gatekeeping mechanism/policy |
Partly Alternative Care Committee (sub-committee of Area Advisory Councils, authority delegated by NCCS); National Gatekeeping Guidelines (2020) [draft] |
| Means of tracking progress with reforms |
Mostly CPIMS; National Care Assessment (2020) |
| Moratorium on admission into institutions for children under 3 |
No |
| Moratorium on new institutions |
Yes
Ministry of East African Community, Labour and Social Protection. 1 November 2017. Suspension of Registration of New Charitable Children’s Institutions (CCIs). Letter from the Cabinet Secretary. |
| National Action Plan |
Yes Care Reform Strategy (2020) [draft] |
| Prevention of Separation Services available |
Limited Range of NGO child protection services |
| Support for careleavers (in legislation and in practice) |
Partly Guidelines for the Alternative Family Care of Children in Kenya (2014) |
