The Law on Childhood and Adolescence recognizes minors as subjects of rights and puts their maximum interest at the centre. The regulations propose a comprehensive system that addresses all aspects of the life of children and adolescents, guaranteeing their security and full development, and putting the protection and promotion of their rights as the central axis of all public policies.

Characteristics

- Prohibits the use of children and adolescents to predict energy drinks and fast food. Nor can advertising aimed at them be made.

- Also advertising activities promoting alcoholic beverages, tobacco, pornographic content, exploitation, vejatory treatment or crimes.

- It has incorporated the gender perspective and laid the groundwork for cross-cutting work on this perspective.

- Strengthen the rights of unprotected children and adolescents. Among other things, it will make available the least palliative care, place its psychological care within Osakidetza and make grants for the prevention of child poverty compatible with the IGR.

- Collect measures to detect situations of vulnerability and helplessness and prevent situations of risk. In this regard, specific centres will be set up for minors with behavioural problems where comprehensive socio-health, therapeutic and educational care is provided.

- Establish protocols for responding to situations of violence by ensuring the coordinated response of all areas involved

- In the area of guardianship of minors, puts the word of these minors at the centre when deciding whether or not to return to their family of origin

- The standard reflects the commitment of public institutions to progressively increase the time and amount of benefits and birth and adoption permits

- Provides for educational campaigns on the safe and responsible use of the Internet and the risks arising from child pornography

- Includes the commitment of institutions for the promotion and promotion of women's sport in all school and extra-school areas and in leisure

- Provides for the creation of several organs: Inter-agency Body for Children and Adolescents, Basque Council for Children and Adolescents, Forum for Children and Adolescents and Basque Information System for Children and Adolescents