Section 206 Child’s Right Act
Section 206 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Professional education and training. It is under Part XX (Child Justice Administration – General) of the Act.
(1) Professional education, in‐service training, refresher courses and other appropriate mode of instructions shall be utilised to establish and maintain the necessary professional competence of all persons, including Judges, Magistrates, officers of the Specialised Children Police Unit, supervisors and child development officers, dealing with child offenders.
(2) Every Judge, Magistrate and other judicial officer, appointed to the Court shall be trained in sociology and behavioural sciences to ensure effective administration of the child justice system.
(3) Persons employed in the child justice system shall reflect the diversity of children who come into contact with the child justice system and efforts shall be made by those concerned with the appointment of those persons to ensure the fair representation of women and minorities in the appointment.
(4) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, political, social, sexual, racial, religious, cultural or any other kind of discrimination in the selection, appointment and promotion of persons employed in the child justice system shall be avoided in order to achieve impartiality in the administration of the child justice system.
