This statistic illustrates the number of children that were under the supervision of the child protection system in Spain as of December 2019, broken down by type of measure adopted. That year, over 55 thousand minors were taken up into protective measures by the state. Of these, approximately 66 percent were declared in abandonment and therefore, fell into the category of ex lege custody. During 2017, over 30 thousand kids were admitted into the child protection system in Spain.
Annual number of minors under the child protection system in Spain as of December 2019, by type of protective measure
- Ex lege custody: decision reached by the appropriate authority by which the minor in question is declared in abandonment. By this decision, the child is then given custody through the ministry of Law. In practice, this decision implies the child's custody.
- Guardianship: decision reached by the appropriate authority by which the state takes responsibility of the child's custody. Unlike ex lege custody, declaration of abandonment is not required by the appropriate authority.
- Under consideration prior to the protective measure: files in the process of analysis prior to passing a protective decision. Those cases that have already been allocated a protective decision are not included under this section, notwithstanding that the case is being under consideration for amendments or cessation.
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Observatorio de la Infancia. (December 30, 2020). Annual number of minors under the child protection system in Spain as of December 2019, by type of protective measure [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/976387/number-of-minors-in-the-protection-system-in-spain-by-safeguard/
Observatorio de la Infancia. "Annual number of minors under the child protection system in Spain as of December 2019, by type of protective measure." Chart. December 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/976387/number-of-minors-in-the-protection-system-in-spain-by-safeguard/
Observatorio de la Infancia. (2020). Annual number of minors under the child protection system in Spain as of December 2019, by type of protective measure. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/976387/number-of-minors-in-the-protection-system-in-spain-by-safeguard/
Observatorio de la Infancia. "Annual Number of Minors under The Child Protection System in Spain as of December 2019, by Type of Protective Measure." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/976387/number-of-minors-in-the-protection-system-in-spain-by-safeguard/
Observatorio de la Infancia, Annual number of minors under the child protection system in Spain as of December 2019, by type of protective measure Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/976387/number-of-minors-in-the-protection-system-in-spain-by-safeguard/ (last visited July 05, 2022)
