On March 16, Wednesday, at 11:30, at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel non-governmental organization “Initiative for Rehabilitation of Vulnerable Groups” with the support of Open Society Georgia Foundation held the final conference on the protection of a child’s personal data in the penitentiary system.
The conference brought together the representatives of Public Defender’s Office, Open Society Georgia Foundation, UNICEF, Personal Data Protection Inspector’s office and state agencies, as well as representatives of non-governmental organizations working in this field.
The presentation focused on legislative gaps concerning the special procedures that are set up for registration, storage, exchange, access and destruction of children’s personal data. The presentation also reviewed the results of advocacy process held within the framework of this project. Discussion points also included the challenges faced by the Ministry of Corrections and Probation.
As a result of the advocacy, amendment has been made to the Juvenile Justice Code in regard to the procedures for storing and disposing personal records (storage of personal files for not more than 10 years); Minister of Corrections and probation has issued the order N180 (procedures set up for registration and personal proceedings in criminal cases of juvenile offenders).
In addition, procedures for storing and destructing a child’s personal information in the penitentiary system (according to 3, 5, 7 and 10-year categories) were regulated under this Order. Individuals permitted to access the data and procedures of sharing the information have also been determined. However, implementation of these procedures is still a challenge, in particular:
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Contact person: Tato Kelbakiani, “Initiative for Rehabilitation of Vulnerable Groups”, Cell Number: 577284656, Email Address: anton.kelbakiani@gmail.com
