The Program aims to realize the rights of separated children who have travelled to, or across Europe, by establishing a shared policy and commitment to best practice at national and European levels. SCEP has developed a broad definition of the term ‘separated child’, which recognizes that some children may appear ‘accompanied’ but in practice the accompanying adult may be either unable or unsuitable to assume responsibility for their care. SCEP defines separated children as ‘under 18 years of age, outside their country of origin and separated from both parents, or their previous legal, or customary primary caregiver’.
Earlier this year SCEP has published the Position Paper of the network on age assessment that’s aims to provide concrete recommendations to States and other relevant stakeholders in Europe on how to ensure full respect of the rights that separated children are entitled to, when doubts concerning their age may arise.
The Position Paper on Age Assessment in the Context of Separated Children in Europe is available here.
More details about the program on www.separated-children-europe-programme.org
More information:
Rasa Salina (Rasa Saliņa), Public Relations Consultant and Practitioner
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