DCPU Roles and Responsibilities

81. District Child Protect Unit. (1) The District Child Protection Unit shall coordinate and implement all child rights and Protection activities at District level.

2. The specific function of the District Child Protection Unit.

(a) Ensure effective implementation of the Act at district or city levels by supporting creation of adequate infrastructure, such as, setting up Boards, Committees, Special Juvenile Police Units, and homes in each district.

(b) Identify families at risk and children and need of care and Protection.

(c) Assess the number of children in difficult circumstances and creating district –Specific databases to monitor trends and patterns of children in difficult circumstances.

(d) Periodic and regular mapping of all child related services at district for creating a resource directory and making the information available to the Committees and boards from time to time.

(e) Implement family based non – institutional services including sponsorship, foster care, adoption and after care;

(f) Ensure setting up of District, block and village level child protection committees for effective implementation of Programs as well as discharges of its functions;

(g) Facilitate transfer of children at all levels for either their restoration to their families or placing the child in long or short-term rehabilitation through institutionalization, adoption, poster care and sponsorship ;

(h) supporting State Adoption Resource Agency in implementation of family based non institutional services at district level;

(i) Network and coordinate with all government departments to build inter-sectoral linkages on child protection issues, including Departments of Health, Education, Social Welfare, Urban Basic Services, Backward Classes & Minorities, Youth Services, Police, Judiciary, Labour, State AIDS Control Society, among others;

(j) Network and coordinate with civil society organizations working under the Act;

(k) Develop parameters and tools for effective monitoring and supervision of agencies and institutions in the district in consultation with experts in child welfare;

(l) Supervise and monitor all institutions or agencies providing residential facilities to children in district;

(m) Train and build capacity of all personnel (Government and Non-government) implementing the Act to provide effective services to children;

(n) organize quarterly meeting with all stakeholders at district level including CHILDLINE, Specialized Adoption Agencies, Officer-in-charges of homes, non-governmental organizations and members of public to review the progress and implementation of the Act; and

(o) liaison with the State Child Protection Unit, State Adoption Resource Agency at State level and District Child Protection Units of other districts.