8. ANNEX

A. Questionnaire

Legislation:

  1. Which is the age of consent to sexual intercourse ? What other age limits do you have in relation to protection against sexual
    exploitation or sexual abuse?
  2. Do you have a special provision against prostitution and / or other forms of commercial sexual exploitation ? If so, what are the
    provisions? If not, is the child protected by other laws against sexual exploitation?
  3. What are the sanctions against the perpetrator ? Does the Penal Code provide for treatment of the perpetrator ? Is there any treatment for the perpetrator within the penal system?
  4. What are the sanctions for pandering? What are the sanctions against the pimps?
  5. Child pornography:

    Is the production legal in your country?

    Is the distribution legal in your country?

    Is the possession legal in your country?

Procedural questions:

Does the child have to appear before the court ? If so, are there any special provisions ? Age limits?

Can a citizen of your country or a person residing in your country be prosecuted in your country for a sexual crime against a child committed in a country where the act is not punishable? (Dual criminality)

Are there any special provisions regarding the hearing and the examination of the child during the investigation? Video?

Social Service:

  1. Do you have any legal obligations for certain professions to report suspicion of sexual exploitation of children? (Duty of notification)
  2. Which general preventive measures (family support, intervention) do you want to mention as being used in the context of sexual exploitation of children?
  3. Which general rehabilitation measures (child psychiatry, multidisciplinary consultations) do you want to mention as being used in the context of sexual exploitation of children?
  4. Is the question of sexual exploitation of children included in the curricula of the schools for social workers?

Police

  1. Is the question of commercial sexual exploitation of children included in the curricula of the Police Academies in your country?
  2. Does a police co-operation, in the field of commercial sexual exploitation exist between your country and other countries in the Baltic Sea Region ? If so, how is this work organized ? Liaisons officers?
  3. Is there any local police co-operation at the borders in this field?

Future mechanism for work:

  1. In which way should the continued work of the implementation of the proposals of the Expert Group be organized?

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