1st monitoring round
Protection of children against sexual abuse in the circle of trust
The 1st monitoring round of the implementation of the Lanzarote Convention focuses on the protection of children against sexual abuse in the circle of trust. The Lanzarote Committee adopted two implementation reports covering this theme. The first report adopted on 4 December 2015 concerns the applicable legislation and judicial procedures, as well as data collection mechanisms, regarding the sexual abuse of children in the circle of trust. The second report adopted on 31 January 2018 assesses strategies to prevent sexual abuse of children in the circle of trust and to protect child victims.
26 States were evaluated as part of the 1st monitoring round, as they were Parties to the Lanzarote Convention at the time of its launch in March 2012:
Albania
Austria
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
France
Greece
Iceland
Italy
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Republic of Moldova
Montenegro
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Portugal
Romania
San Marino
Serbia
Spain
Türkiye
Ukraine