Child safety protection in Thailand are defined by the following Act.

Tortured children, children vulnerable to wrongdoing, children in the state necessitating safety protection in accordance with the ministerial regulations.Upon having witnessed or come to know of conduct which leads a person to believe that an act of torture has been committed against a child, such person shall promptly notify or report to a competent official, administration official or a person having the duty to protect a child’s safety according to Article 24.

When a competent official, administration official or police officer or a person having the duty to protect a child’s safety according to Article 24 has received a notification according to paragraph one, or witnessed or come to know of, at any place, conduct which leads him or her to believe that an act of torture has been committed against a child, he or she shall have the power to enter and inspect such place and separate the child from the child’s family in order to provide protection to the child at the earliest opportunity.

Persons notifying or reporting in good faith shall receive protection and shall not be held liable for any civil, criminal or administrative action arising therefrom.

If criminal charges are filed and there is a reasonable belief that the accused will commit further abuse of the child, the court prohibits the accused from entering a designated area, staying within a specified distance from the child, or staying closer to the child.

In any cases under paragraph one and two, if the court is of an opinion that there exists an urgent need to protect the child from a repeated act of torture, the court shall have the authority to order the police to arrest any person believed to have the intention to perpetrate the act of torture against the child to be detained for a period not exceeding 30 days at a time.

The decision to give orders or demand a performance bond under this Article shall take into primary account the best interests of the child.

Article 44

When a competent official or person having the duty of protecting a child’s safety according to Article 24 has witnessed or come to know of a child at risk of wrongdoing, he or she shall make enquiries of the child and proceed to seek facts concerning the child, including relationships within the child’s family, living conditions, the manner in which the child has been brought up, and the character and behaviour of the child, and if it is deemed necessary to protect the safety of the child by sending the child to a safety protection centre or development and rehabilitation centre, the competent official shall submit the child’s record together with his or her observations to the Permanent Secretary or the Provincial Governor, as the case may be, for consideration in determining and ordering appropriate protection measures for the child.

Under section 24, the person responsible or competent to protect the child’s safety may use appropriate discretion to provide assistance under section 33, if deemed necessary. Officials sent the child to the Social Security Department. Officials shall refer the child to the child’s guardian or consenting person if it is deemed unnecessary to transfer the child to the Department of Safety and Protection or the Department of Development and Rehabilitation.

The parent will encourage the child to engage in inappropriate behavior.

the child’s age; Arrange to receive an education that matches intelligence and interests; To arrange for the child to engage in employment or activities conducive to the mental and moral development and benefit of society in accordance with the child’s interests and abilities; If the custodian or custodian neglects to comply with the terms set by the officials to protect the safety of the child under Article 24, the officials or the person in charge; To protect the child’s safety, the child will be returned to the care facility.

Article 45

A child is forbidden to purchase or consume liquor or cigarettes, or enter a place which has the particular purpose of selling or permitting the consumption of liquor or cigarettes. In case of violation, a competent official shall question the child with a view to obtaining information about the child and issue a letter summoning the child’s guardian to meet and consult on admonishing, putting the child under bond of good behaviour, or producing a joint agreement concerning procedures and a timeframe for arranging for the child to undertake social service or public utility work, or imposing any other conditions to rectify the situation or prevent the child from repeating the offence.

If it appears that the child’s guardian has violated the provisions under paragraph one, provisions under Article 39 shall be applied mutatis mutandis.

The imposition of admonition, placing the child under bond of performance, arranging for the child to undertake social service or public utility work under paragraph one shall follow the criteria, procedures and conditions stipulated in the ministerial regulations.

Article 46

In the case where the Permanent Secretary or the Provincial Governor orders the transfer of a child to receive safety protection or a competent official imposes conditions for the child to undertake social service or public utility work under Article 45, if the child’s guardian does not concur, he or she shall have the right to bring the case to court according to Article 5 within one hundred and twenty days from the day of notification of the court’s order.