Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013 (Act No. 7 of 2013)

Regulations

Regulations under section 43(3)

Annexure A : Norms and minimum standards for accredited organisations rendering services to victims of trafficking

4. Norms, Standards, Outcomes and Programme Practices

4.14 Norm 14: Parents with children are accommodated
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4.14

Norm 14: Parents with children are accommodated

4.14.1

Standard: Reception, care and development of children are prioritized

4.14.2

Outcome: The best interests of children are served

PROGRAMME PRACTICES:

(a)

Service provider must ensure that all children with an adult victims are referred to the Provincial Department of Social Development, designated Social worker or child protection organisation who must conduct a needs assessment to establish if the children is/are in need of care and protection (Children’s Act 38 of 2005, section 150)

(b)

Service provider must ensure that the necessary and appropriate services according to the Individual Developmental Plan and Care Plan (medical/psycho-social aspects of the child) are rendered

(c)

Service provider must ensure that an Individual Developmental Plan (IDP) is developed for each child depending on the age of the child. IDP must consider the following:

❖Basic needs (such as a warm bed, food, clothes, toys, indoor and outdoor activities etc)
❖Cultural beliefs and needs
❖Educational needs
❖Religious beliefs
❖Social needs
❖Emotional needs
❖Disability and chronic needs
❖Medical needs
❖Recreational needs
❖Trauma debriefing
❖Play therapy
❖Individual counselling
❖Bereavement counselling

(d)

Service provider as well as parents must ensure that Children’s Rights are upheld

(e)

Service providers must ensure that furniture and equipment for children are according to the children age cohorts

(f)

Service provider must ensure that the rights and responsibilities for children are displayed

(g)

Service provider must ensure that the environment is child friendly

(h)

Service provider must ensure that no practices that violate children’s rights are allowed

(i)

Service provider must ensure that parents and child services including parenting plans, stress management, conflict resolution, positive communication and discipline, assertiveness and behaviour change are rendered

(j)

Service provider must strengthen children enable them to build healthy interpersonal relations

(k)

Service provider must ensure that children are appropriately referred to professional services. (psychologist, psychiatrist, speech therapist, etc)

(l)

Service providers must ensure that age appropriate information is shared with children such as child labour, child trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation and positive choices