How To Conduct 2.3

2.3 Session Guidance: National and Provincial Legal Framework Governing Child Protection in Pakistan

Methodology and Learning Process

This session should be delivered through guided visual explanation followed by a structured group-sorting exercise. The aim is to help participants understand how national and provincial laws together regulate police action in child-related situations. The focus is on knowing which law applies, and in what context.

Step 1: Visual Overview of National and Provincial Child-Related Laws

Trainer Action (Projector Required)

Display slide listing key laws, grouped by national and provincial level (names only):

• National (Federal) Laws
• Provincial (Sindh) Laws

Do not explain details at this stage.

Trainer Explanation 

Explain clearly and accurately:

• Police work with both national and provincial laws when children are involved.
• They apply both, according to the situation and subject matter.

Step 2: Group Activity – “Which Law Applies?”

Trainer Action

• Divide participants into 4–5 small groups (mixed experience if possible).
• Give each group one flip chart.
• Assign one category of situations to each group:

Group A: Children in conflict with the law
Group B: Children as victims of crime
Group C: Children in labour or exploitation
Group D: Missing / trafficked / street-connected children
Group E (optional): Children in institutions or custody

Add more groups if needed

Group Task 

Tell each group: “You are not expected to explain the law. Your task is only to identify which laws apply.”

Ask them to write:

• Which national and/or provincial law(s) guide police action in this situation?
  (names only, no sections)
• What is the main purpose of each law for police?
  (e.g. protection, procedure, investigation, diversion, prevention)

Allow 10–12 minutes only.

Step 3: Group Sharing and Consolidation

Trainer Action

• Ask each group to share their findings.
• Allow other participants to add any important points that may have been missed.
• Using the groups’ responses, clearly summarise:
  • when a national law applies,
  • when a provincial law applies, and
  • when both laws can apply together.

Trainer Clarification

• Criminal offences and procedure often come from national law (PPC, CrPC, special laws).
• Child-specific protections, prevention and referral mechanisms often come from provincial law.