Sixth Meeting of the Working Group established to complete the Country Profile and work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form for the 1996 Child Protection Convention
On 19 March 2025, the sixth meeting of the Working Group (WG) established to complete the Country Profile and work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form for the 1996 Child Protection Convention was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 21 delegates representing 12 HCCH Members, as well as by members of the PB.
During the meeting, participants discussed the structure and contents of a draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form for the 1996 Child Protection Convention, taking into account the comments provided by Members and Contracting Parties ahead of the Eighth Meeting of the Special Commission on the 1980 Child Abduction and 1996 Child Protection Conventions in October 2023.
The WG was established in March 2024 pursuant to the mandate of the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the HCCH (see Conclusion and Decisions Nos 23-24 of CGAP 2024). The first five meetings of the WG were held from May to October 2024, leading to the finalisation of the draft Country Profile under the 1996 Convention and, subsequently, its approval via written procedure in November 2024.
More information on the 1996 Child Protection Convention is available on the HCCH website.