| Effective | |
|---|---|
| Social Welfare Spending | |
| Child Welfare Spending | |
| Alternative Care Policy in line with the 2009 Guidelines |
Partly The National Alternative Care Framework (NFAC) |
| Centralised authority on adoption |
No |
| Commitment to Deinstitutionalistion/Reforms |
Yes The National Action Plan on Alternative Care for Children 2016/2017–2020/2021 |
| Comprehensive child protection law |
Partly The Children Act, Cap 29 (Amended in 2016) |
| Continuum of alternative care services available |
Yes The National Action Plan on Alternative Care for Children 2016/2017–2020/2021 |
| Data System |
No |
| Existence of a regulatory body and regulatory system |
Yes Provided for in the Children's Act, Cap 59 (Amended in 2016) |
| Gatekeeping mechanism/policy |
Yes The Children Act, Cap 59 (amended in 2016) and the National Framework for Alternative Care (NFAC) |
| Means of tracking progress with reforms |
No |
| Moratorium on admission into institutions for children under 3 |
Yes National Alternative Care Framework, 2012 and Action Plan (2016/17–2020/21) |
| Moratorium on new institutions |
No
|
| National Action Plan |
Yes National Action Plan on Alternative Care for Children 2016/2017–2020/2021 |
| Prevention of Separation Services available |
Yes |
| Support for careleavers (in legislation and in practice) |
Limited |
