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Functions and appointment of Director General. \r\n10. Establishment of Child Protection Institutions. \r\n11. Functions of Child Protection Institutions. \r\n12. Initial assessment. \r\n13. Comprehensive assessment. \r\n14. Child care plan. \r\n15. Consent of the parents or guardian. \r\n16. Care and placement of a child. \r\n17. Application to the Court and its procedure. \r\n18. Emergency power. \r\n19. Provisions in respect of a child who leaves an alternative care. \r\n20. Care of girl child. \r\n21. Seek and Find Order. \r\n22. Interim orders. \r\n \r\nUpdated Till 22.8.2022\r\n\r\n \r\nPage 2 of 12 \r\n \r\n23. Appeal. \r\n24. Review. \r\n25. Registration of an unattended child. \r\n26. Child Protection and Care Fund. \r\n27. Reports to be treated as confidential. \r\n28. Prohibition of publication of names, etc., of child involved in any proceeding under this Act. \r\n \r\n29. Officers appointed under this Act to be public servants. \r\n30. Power to make rules. \r\n31. Act to override other laws. \r\n \r\n \r\n____________ \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 3 of 12 \r\n \r\nTHE ISLAMABAD CAPITAL TERRITORY CHILD PROTECTION ACT, 2018 \r\n \r\nACT No. XXI OF 2018 \r\n \r\nAn Act to provide for the protection and care of children in the Islamabad Capital Territory \r\n \r\nWHEREAS it is expedient to provide for protection and care of children in Islamabad Capital \r\nTerritory from all forms of physical or mental violence, injury, neglect, maltreatment, exploitation, \r\nabuse and matters ancillary thereto; \r\n \r\nIt is hereby enacted as follows:— \r\n \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(l) This Act may be called the Islamabad Capital \r\nTerritory Child Protection Act, 2018. \r\n \r\n(2) It extends to the whole of the Islamabad Capital Territory. \r\n \r\n(3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n \r\n2. Definitions.—(l) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, — \r\n \r\n(a) “alternative care” includes family care, placement in an institution established \r\nor regulated by the government or any other arrangement in the best interest of \r\na child, as directed by the Court; \r\n \r\n(b) “Board” means the Child Protection Advisory Board established under \r\nsection 6; \r\n \r\n(c) “caregiver” includes government institutions and other organizations including \r\nnon-governmental organizations, providing necessary age and gender -\r\nappropriate services for admission, care, protection and rehabilitation of \r\nchildren in need of care, recognized under this Act or the rules made thereunder; \r\n \r\n(d) “child” means a person who has not attained the age of eighteen years; \r\n \r\n(e) “child abuse” means physical or mental violence, injury, exploitation , neglect \r\nor negligent treatment, maltreatment or sexual abuse; \r\n \r\n(f) “child exploitation ” includes all types of exploitat ion prejudicial to the \r\nprotection and care of a child including exploitation in terrorist activities, \r\nmedical or scientific experimentation, sports or performing arts etc.; \r\n \r\n(g) “Child p rotection Institution ” means the Child Protection Institution \r\nestablished under sub-section ( l) of section 1 0; \r\n \r\n(h) “Child Protection Officer ” means a Child Protection Officer appointed under \r\nsub-section (2) of section 10; \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 4 of 12 \r\n \r\n(i) “child care plan” means a plan containing details of the services to be provided \r\nto the child, based on a comprehensive assessment of the child and his family \r\nunder section 14; \r\n \r\n(j) “comprehensive assessment ” means an analysis undertaken by a Child \r\nProtection Officer under section 13, to determine as to whether a child requires \r\ncare in accordance with the provisions of this Act; \r\n \r\n(k) “Court” means the Family Court established under the Family Courts Act, \r\n1964(XXXV of 1964); \r\n \r\n(l) “Government means the Federal Government; \r\n \r\n(m) “guardian” means a person, other than a biological parent who has parental \r\nresponsibility for a child, which may include a guardian appointed under the \r\nGuardians and Wards Act, 1890 (VIII of 1890); \r\n \r\n(n) “initial assessment” means a preliminary analysis, under section 12, of whether \r\na child requires protection; \r\n \r\n(o) “maltreatment” means cruel treatment meted out to a child resulting from \r\nignorance or wilful neglect; \r\n \r\n(p) “mental violence” means subjecting or exposing a child to s caring, terrorizing \r\nand threatening behavior that may result in psychological trauma, including \r\nanxiety, chronic depression, or any other treatment which may diminish the \r\nsense of identity, dignity and self-respect; \r\n \r\n(q) “neglect” means failure on the par t of natural or legal guardian or institution \r\nresponsible for care of the child, to provide the child with physical, \r\npsychological and educational needs; \r\n \r\n(r) “physical violence” includes corporal punishment and all other forms of torture, \r\ncruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; \r\n \r\n(s) “prescribed means prescribed by rules made under this Act; \r\n \r\n(t) “sexual abuse and exploitation” includes the inducement or coercion of a child \r\nto engage in any unlawful sexual activity including use of children in audio or \r\nvisual images for child pornography, child prostitution, trafficking within and \r\nbetween countries for sexual exploitation and sale of children for sexual \r\npurposes; \r\n \r\n(u) “supervision order ” means the lawful supervision of a child by a Child \r\nProtection Officer for the purpose of ensuring that the child is protected in \r\naccordance with the provisions of this Act; and \r\n \r\n(v) “unattended child” means a child with unknown parentage, orphan, abandoned, \r\nneglected and destitute, homeless or not in the legal custody of anyone. \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 5 of 12 \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n(2) A ll other words and expressions used but not defined in this Act shal l have the same \r\nmeaning as assigned to them in respective laws for the time being in force. \r\n \r\n3. Factors for determining the best interest of a child.—The factors to be taken into account \r\nwhile determining the best interest of a child shall include — \r\n \r\n(a) child protection, care, well-being and safety of a child; \r\n \r\n(b) physical and emotional needs of a child; \r\n \r\n(c) religious and cultural views of a child; \r\n \r\n(d) level of education and educational requirements of a child; \r\n \r\n(e) considering family as a preferred environment for the care a nd upbringing of a \r\nchild; and \r\n \r\n(f) effect on a child of delay in making a decision. \r\n \r\n4. Restriction on parental custody.— The Court may restrict the exercise of parental custody \r\nand control of a child when, — \r\n \r\n(a) a child is at risk of significant harm and is in need of care; \r\n \r\n(b) a child is subject of a child care plan; or \r\n \r\n(c) a child is subject of emergency powers exercised by a Child Protection Officer \r\nunder this Act. \r\n \r\n5. Child in need of care.—A child in need of protection and care shall include a child who— \r\n \r\n(a) has been subjected to or is under serious threat of being subjected to child abuse \r\nor child exploitation while in the care of parents, legal guardian or any other \r\nperson who has custody of the child in any manner; or \r\n \r\n(b) is unattended, victim of an offence, child, domestic and such other workers, \r\nfound begging, imprisoned with the mother or lives in an immoral environment. \r\n \r\n6. Establishment of Child Protection Advisory Board.— As soon as may be after the \r\ncommencement of this Act, but not later than three months, the 1[Prime Minister] shall establish an \r\nAdvisory Board to be known as the Islamabad Capital Territory Child Protection Advisory Board. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n1Subs. by the Islamabad Capital Territory Child Protection (Amendment) Act, 2022 (II of 2022), s. 2. \r\n \r\nPage 6 of 12 \r\n \r\n \r\n7. Composition of the Board.—(1) The Board shall consist of the following, namely:— \r\n \r\n(a) one person from a non-governmental organization; \r\n \r\n(b) one expert of sociology, psychology or related social sciences; \r\n \r\n(c) one member of Islamabad High Court Bar Association; and \r\n \r\n(d) one person representing minorities. \r\n \r\nxii. Director General appointed under section 9. Secretary/Members \r\n \r\ni. Minister- in-Charge Patron \r\n \r\nii. \r\n \r\nSecretary of the Division to which subject of child protection \r\nstands allocated \r\nChairperson \r\n \r\niii. Secretary or his nominee not below the rank of BPS-20 of \r\nthe Division to which subject of development and \r\nrehabilitation of children stands allocated. \r\nEx-officio \r\nMember \r\niv. Secretary, Law and Justice Division or his nominee not \r\nbelow the rank of BPS-20 Secretary \r\nEx-officio \r\nMember \r\nv. Secretary, Interior Division or his nominee not below the \r\nranks of BPS-20 \r\nEx-officio \r\nMember \r\nvi. Inspector General of Police, Islamabad or his nominee not \r\nbelow the rank of SSP. \r\nEx-officio \r\nMember \r\nvii. A representative from National Commission on the Status of \r\nWomen. \r\nEx-officio \r\nMember \r\nviii. A representative from National Commission on Human \r\nRights. \r\nEx-officio \r\nMember \r\nix. Mayor, Metropolitan Corporation, ICT. \r\n \r\nEx-officio \r\nMember \r\nx. One Member of National Assembly, elected from the \r\nIslamabad Capital Territory, to be nominated by the Prime \r\nMinister. \r\nMembers \r\nxi. A total of four persons from the following categories: Members \r\n \r\nPage 7 of 12 \r\n \r\n (2) The members mentioned under clause (xi) of sub -section (1) shall be appointed by the \r\nMinister-in-charge from among persons having experience in the affairs of children and at least two \r\nof them shall be women. Each member shall be appointed for a term o f three years, extendable once \r\nfor another similar term. \r\n \r\n(3) The allowances payable and terms and conditions as applicable to members, other than ex-\r\nofficio members, shall be such as may be prescribed; \r\n \r\n(4) Five members, including two ex -officio members, shall constitute quorum for meeting of \r\nthe Board. \r\n \r\n(5) Subject to quorum, decision taken by majority of the members present and voting shall be \r\nconstrued as decision of the Board. \r\n \r\n(6) The Board shall hold at least two meetings in a calendar year. \r\n \r\nHowever, the Chairperson may call additional meetings, if and when required. \r\n \r\n8. Functions and powers of the Board.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board \r\nshall exercise such powers and take such measures as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes \r\nof this Act. \r\n \r\n(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the Board \r\nshall— \r\n \r\n(a) advise the 1[Division concerned] on matters relating to policy, legislation and \r\nimplementation of rights of child to protection and care contained in domestic \r\nlaws and international obligations; \r\n \r\n(b) ensure effective coordination and implementation of child protection and care \r\nmechanism; \r\n \r\n(c) maintain a child protection and care management information system and \r\nsponsor research to generate information, analysis and studies on child \r\nprotection and care issues in Pakistan; \r\n \r\n(d) recognize, regulate and inspect all caregiver organizations as to whether these \r\nare functioning in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made \r\nthere under; and \r\n \r\n(e) submit annual report to the 1[Division concerned] at the end of each financial \r\nyear. \r\n(3) The Board shall perform such other functions and exercise such other powers as may be \r\nnecessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act and to implement the policy directives issued by \r\nthe 1[Division concerned] from time to time for protection and care of children. \r\n(4) The Board may constitute such committees as it deems necessary and delegate any of its \r\npowers and functions or assign duties in connection to its powers and functions as it may deem \r\nnecessary for giving effect to the provisions of this Act. \r\n_________________________________________________________________________________ \r\n1Subs. by the Islamabad Capital Territory Child Protection (Amendment) Act, 2022 (II of 2022), s. 3. \r\n \r\nPage 8 of 12 \r\n \r\n9. Functions and appointment of Director General.—(1) Subject to the general control and \r\nsuperintendence of the Board, the Director General shall perform such functions and duties and \r\nexercise such power as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act. \r\n \r\n(2) The Prime Minister, or a person authorized by him in this behalf, shall appoint a Director \r\nGeneral for carrying out the purposes of this Act on the terms and conditions as may be prescribed. \r\n \r\n(3) The Director General shall perform supervisory functions of the Child Protection \r\nInstitutions in the prescribed manner. \r\n \r\n(4) The Director General shall cause to prepare an annual report at the end of each financial \r\nyear. \r\n \r\n10. Establishment of Child Protection Institutions.—( 1) The Minister -in-charge shall \r\nestablish one or more Child Protection Institutions, as soon as may be practicable, after the \r\ncommencement of this Act. \r\n \r\n(2) There shall be appointed an incharge of each Child Protection Institution and as many Child \r\nProtection Officers and support staff as required to carry out the purposes of this Act, under such terms \r\nand conditions as may be prescribed. \r\n \r\n11. Functions of Child Protection Institutions.—A Child Protection Institution shall perform \r\nthe following functions, namely:— \r\n \r\n(a) receive reports of children who are in need of protection and care; \r\n \r\n(b) assess or based on reports whether a child requires care under the provisions of \r\nthis Act; \r\n \r\n(c) require services from the relevant department or institution for protection and \r\ncare of a child; \r\n \r\n(d) maintain record of case management reports of a child in need of care; \r\n \r\n(e) collect, maintain and update child protection and care case management data \r\nprovided by Child Protection Officers; \r\n \r\n(f) maintain and update data on child abusers and persons convicted of offences \r\nagainst children; and \r\n \r\n(g) perform any other act ancillary to protection and care of child under this Act. \r\n \r\n12. Initial assessment.—(1) Whenever a Child Protection Officer receives a report that a child \r\nis in need of protection and care, he shall carry out, as soon as possible, an initial assessment as \r\nprescribed to determine whether the child requires care in accordance with the provisions of this Act. \r\n \r\n(2) During initial assessment, the Child Protection Officer may request that the child and his \r\nparents, legal guardian or any other person responsible f or the care of the child, if an y, attend at such \r\npremises as may be specified by the Child Protection Officer, as may be prescribed. \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 9 of 12 \r\n \r\n \r\n13. Comprehensive assessment.—(1) Where initial assessment conducted in accordance with \r\nsection 12, or emergency powers exercised by a child Protection officer under section 18, indicate that \r\nthe child requires care, the child Protection officer shall undertake a comprehensive assessment of the \r\nchild and his family environment, as may be Prescribed. \r\n \r\n(2) The comprehensive assessment shall be completed within thirty days of the completion of \r\nthe initial assessment or exercise of emergency powers. \r\n \r\n(3) No comprehensive assessment shall be considered complete unless the child Protection \r\nofficer has met with and heard views of the child where the child is of sufficient age and level of \r\nmaturity. \r\n \r\n14. Child care plan.—(1) On completion of the comprehensive assessment if a child is found \r\nin need of care, the child Protection Officer shall develop a child care plan, as may be prescribed. \r\n \r\n(2) If a Child Protection Officer exercises emergency powers under section 18, the Child \r\nProtection Officer shall develop an interim child care plan. \r\n \r\n(3) The interim child care plan shall include a formal referral to an appropriate form of \r\nemergency alternative care. \r\n \r\n15. Consent of the parents or guardian.—Subject to section 16, the Child Protection Officer \r\nshall seek the consent of the parent, legal guardian or current carer of the child, if any, on the action to \r\nbe taken and the services to be offered to the child. Such consent, under child care plan, shall be \r\nrecorded in writing in the form of an agreement, as may be prescribed. \r\n \r\n16. Care and placement of a child.—Notwithstanding the provision of section 15, where the \r\nchild care plan specifies that the child will be at risk of significant harm, abuse or exploitation if he \r\nremains in care of his parent, legal guardian or other current carer, if any, an application shall be made \r\nimmediately to the Court for the care and placement of the child in an appropriate form of alternative \r\ncare. \r\n \r\n17. Application to the Court and its procedure .—(1) Subject to the provisions of the \r\nGuardians and Wards Act, 1890 (VIII of 1890), any application to the Court for care and placement of \r\na child or to implement child care plan under this Act shall be made by the Child Protection Officer. \r\n \r\n(2) Before making any order the Court shall— \r\n \r\n(a) order parents, legal guardian or current carer, if any, of the child to make \r\nrepresentations to the Court; \r\n \r\n(b) consider the reports of and take evidence from the child Protection Officer and \r\nany other relevant parties to the proceedings; \r\n \r\n(c) consider the Child Care Plan which must be filed as part of the application; and \r\n \r\n(d) seek views of the child where the child is of sufficient age and level of maturity. \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 10 of 12 \r\n \r\n(3) Upon the application under sub -section (1), the Court may make such order as it deems \r\nnecessary to ensure that the child is provided with appropriate care or alternative care services, as the \r\ncase may be: \r\n \r\nProvided that the Court shall specify the length of time for which the care and placement order \r\nis applicable. \r\n \r\n18. Emergency power.—(l) Where Child Protection Officer has reasonable cause to believe \r\nthat a child is in need of care within the meaning of section 5, he may take the unattended child into \r\ncare or remove the child from the custody of his parents, legal guardian or other current carer as the \r\ncase may be. \r\n \r\n(2) Where care of an unattended child or removal of a child takes place under sub -section (1), \r\nthe Child Protection Officer shall immediately inform parents, legal guardian or current carer, if any, \r\nof the child for reasons of taking the child into care and further steps to be taken. \r\n \r\n(3) When an unattended child has been taken into care or a child has been removed from the \r\ncustody of his parents, guardian or any other person for care in accordance with sub -section (1), the \r\nChild Protection Officer shall,—— \r\n \r\n(a) place the child immediately with a caregiver for interim care; \r\n \r\n(b) apply to the Court within twenty-four hours for a formal Emergency Protection \r\norder. \r\n \r\n(4) Pending the determination of an application for an Emergency Protection Order, the Court \r\nshall not return a child to his home prior to the completion of an initial assessment by the Child \r\nProtection Officer. \r\n \r\n(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) to (4), a child shall not be removed \r\nfrom his family, for a period exceeding three days, except through an interim order of the Court under \r\nexceptional circumstances to be recorded in writing. \r\n \r\n19. Provisions in respect of a child who leaves an alternative care.—(1) If any child leaves \r\nan alternative care provided under the provisions of this Act without permission of the caregiver, the \r\nperson designated to provide such care shall immediately report the mat ter to the local police and the \r\nChild Protection Officer. \r\n \r\n(2) No child shall be returned to the same alternate care for placement without, — \r\n \r\n(a) an investigation by the Child Protection Officer to determine the reasons for \r\nsuch leaving; \r\n \r\n(b) interviewing the child by the Child Protection Officer in the absence of any \r\ncarer or staff from the said alternative care; and \r\n \r\n(c) the Court being satisfied that it is in the best interests of the child to send him to \r\nthe same or any other alternative care. \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 11 of 12 \r\n \r\n20. Care of girl child.—Under no circumstances a girl-child shall be taken into care or remain \r\nunder the care of a male chiId protection officer or a male caregiver. \r\n \r\n21. Seek and Find Order.—Where a child is the subject of a Care and Placement Order under \r\nthe provisions of this Act, and the child cannot be found, the Child Protection Officer may make an \r\napplication to the Court for the production of the child before the Court. \r\n \r\n22. Interim orders.—(l) In any proceedings to be determined by the Court under this Act, the \r\nCourt may make an interim order with respect to the child concerned. \r\n \r\n(2) Where the Court makes an interim order, it may give such directions, if any, as to the \r\nservices or placement that the child shall receive, pending final disposal of the application. \r\n \r\n23. Appeal.—Any party to the proceedings may prefer an appeal against an order, including \r\nan interim order, passed by the Court, within a period of thirty days before the District Judge. \r\n \r\n24. Review.—Where a court order is in force, any party may apply to the Court for review of \r\nthe order within a period of fifteen days of passing of such order. \r\n \r\n25. Registration of an unattended child .—(1) Every unattended child shall be registered in \r\naccordance with the provisions of the National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance, 2000 \r\n(VIII of2000), or any other law for the time being in force. \r\n \r\n(2) For the purposes of registration, every Child protection Institution and caregiver established \r\nor recognized under this Act shall be registered with the National Database and Registration Authority, \r\nor any other relevant authority for the time being in force. \r\n \r\n(3) The In -charge of a Child protectio n Institution or caregiver shall, for purposes of \r\nregistration as provided in sub -sections (1) and (2), designate a guardian for the child. The name, \r\ncomputerized National Identity card Number and designation with specimen signature of the guardian \r\nshall be sent to National Database and Registration Authority, or any other relevant authority and the \r\nsame guardian shall be considered as head for issuance of child registration certificate to unattended \r\nchiId. \r\n \r\n(4) The guardian designated under sub -section (3) shall submit all record, duly attested, held \r\nby child protection Institution or caregiver to National Database and Registration Authority, or any \r\nother relevant authority, when the child was first registered with the same. \r\n \r\n26. Child Protection and Care Fund.—(1) The Government shall, as soon as may be after \r\nthe commencement of this Act, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish a child protection and \r\ncare Fund for the purposes of this Act. \r\n \r\n(2) There shall also be credited to the Child protection and Care Fund such other sums as may \r\nbe received by way of donation, contribution, assistance or otherwise from any individual, body \r\ncorporate, financial institution and other organizations. \r\n \r\n(3) The Child Protection and Care Fund shall be utili zed for the child protection and care of \r\nun-attended child in such manners as may be prescribed. \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 12 of 12 \r\n \r\n27. Reports to be treated as confidential .—Any report of the Child Protection Officer shall \r\nbe treated as confidential. However, the report shall be made available to the child, his parents, legal \r\nguardian or other carer, if any. \r\n \r\n28. Prohibition of publication of names, etc., of child involved in any proceeding under \r\nthis Act.—(1) No report of a child made under the provisions of this Act shall be disclosed in media \r\nwhich leads to the identification of the child, nor shall any picture of such child be published, save \r\nthat, for reasons to be recorded in writing, the Court may permit such disclosure, if in opinion of the \r\nCourt such disclosure is in the best interests of the child. \r\n \r\n(2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub -section (1) shall be punishable by the \r\nCourt with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees. \r\n \r\n29. Officers appointed under this Act to be public servants.—The Child Protection Officers \r\nand other officers appointed in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Act shall be deemed to \r\nbe public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 (Act No. XLV \r\nof 1860). \r\n \r\n30. Power to make rules.—The Minister-in-charge may, by notification in the official Gazette, \r\nmake rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. \r\n \r\n31. 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