143. The documents made public by judicial agencies referred to in Subparagraph
4, Paragraph 1, and Paragraph 2 of Article 69 of the Protection of Children and
Youth Welfare and Rights Act should not disclose information that can lead to
the identification of the juveniles and children. However, since the said legal
protection of identity does not yet extend to the cases where juveniles violate
the Social Order Maintenance Act, this Act is deficient in this respect. Upon
investigation and follow-up by the Control Yuan, the Judicial Yuan has already
ordered that courts not disclose information that can lead to the identification
of any juveniles and children in the judgments they render under the law,
irrelevant of the type of case.
144. According to Paragraph 2 of Article 69 of the Protection of Children and Youth
Welfare and Rights Act and Article 22 of the Enforcement Rules thereof, the
family case documents released by judicial authorities to the public should not
disclose any information that can lead to the identification of the juveniles or
children, except for the relevant legal documents to be served to juveniles or
children personally by public notice,. Notwithstanding this regulation, certain
cases with the disclosure of minor children’s personal data are still found in
the current online query system of the Judicial Yuan’s judgment documents.
Upon investigation and subsequent follow-up by the Control Yuan, the Judicial
Yuan has amended the Directions for Disclosure of Judgment Documents,
performed a thorough review, and completed program updates of the judgment
documents system.
Protections for Children Lacking Normal Family Life
145. The Ministry of Health and Welfare should recognize the seriousness of the
problems of deficient resources in foster families and frequent transfer of
juveniles and children among different placement institutions. It should
proactively develop resources for foster families, establish statistical data
related to transfer of juveniles and children among different institutions, and
work with local governments to discuss both parties’ cooperation to prevent
frequent transfer and enhance the development of character for juveniles and
children. Upon investigation and subsequent follow-up by the Control Yuan,
the Ministry of Health and Welfare has added the “counts of placement”
section in the “National Juvenile and Child Placement and Follow-up Cases
Management System” in 2018. It has also expanded subsidies to various
city/county governments, increasing each year since 2019, in an effort to help
them obtain the resources needed to care for juveniles and children with
physical and mental disabilities or special needs, and to match caregiver
service resources, thus reducing the chance of repeated transfer placement.
146. Most of the juveniles and children detained in the juvenile and child placement
institutions come from dysfunctional families, or have not been raised or cared
for by their families adequately. Some were even abandoned by their parents,
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