On 31st January - 2nd February 2023, the Lanzarote Committee meeting took place at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg (France). The ‘Guidelines for Law Enforcement First Responders in Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Cases’ were among the items presented by GRACE partner Europol.
The guidelines, officially released on 18th November 2022, were extensively praised by the participants, many of whom have expressed a strong interest to have them implemented at national level.
For more information about this GRACE deliverable, visit: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/child-sexual-abuse-new-guidelines-for-first-responders