The Child Care and Protection Legislation seeks to modernize the existing laws for the care and protection of children in Barbados.
To reform the law on Care & Protection of Children.
The purpose of this Act shall be to ensure compliance with
the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child;
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; and all other international instruments to which Barbados is a party
with special regards to those which afford a child the necessary
protection and assistance so that he can assume his eventual
responsibilities within the community and for the full and
harmonious development of his personality and to grow up in a
family environment imbued with happiness, love and
understanding;
promote the welfare of a child;
provide care and protection for a child;
protect a child from abuse and neglect; and
ensure that the best interest of the child is given paramount
consideration in all matters.
