Employee Of Child Protection Services Arrested For Sexual Assaults On Minors

Waves of shock have rippled across the country as a man working for the Government Agency for Child Protection was arrested following eight complaints of sexual assault on minors. The police expect more people to come forward with accusations.

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Foster Parent Court Case Could Be a First for Iceland

Freyja Haraldsdóttir, former substitute MP for Bright Future, has filed a case against the Government Agency for Child Protection (Barnaverndarstofa or BVS) in response to their denial of her application to become a foster parent, mbl.is reports. Freyja, who is physically disabled, claims her application was not handled in the same way as those of non-disabled applicants, and the case is brought forth on those grounds.

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Prospective Parents Face Long Adoption Wait

The long time taken to process adoption applications in Iceland can lead to some potential parents giving up, according to the chairman of Icelandic Adoptions. The processing time to adopt has increased greatly in recent years.

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Family with two young children, born in Iceland, face deportation

Police came to deport a family of four on Tuesday night but protests and advice from the child protection services in Reykjavik halted the proceedings. The future for the family is still uncertain.

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Child Protection Service Employee Assaulted by Youths

Child Protection Service Employee Assaulted by Youths


An employee of the Icelandic Child Protection Services was assaulted in a treatment center in Skagafjördur fjord on Monday night; the director of Child Protection Services says employees are never to be left alone while on duty.

Finance Minister: Child Protection Agency Leaked Mails

Finance Minister: Child Protection Agency Leaked Mails

Minister of Finance Steingrímur J. Sigfússon accuses the Government Agency for Child Protection of leaking emails exchanged between himself and Minister for Social Affairs Árni Páll Árnason on the affairs of the treatment home Árbót in Adaldalur, north Iceland.