By Plenary Sessions: Madis Timpson

Among the social topics addressed are the management and potential outsourcing of prisons, which is tied to penal policy and national security. Other classical social issues are absent.

There is too little data.

The main social topic is children's rights and their protection through the Chancellor of Justice, who acts as the Children's Ombudsman. The speaker expresses a positive and supportive attitude toward the children's competence and intelligence.

The core focus of the social affairs sector includes public health (amendments to the Narcotics Act) and the relocation of the enabling provision within the regulation that sets out the conditions for gender reassignment services. The speaker repeatedly stressed that no substantive changes are being made concerning gender reassignment, seeking to alleviate the concerns of the public and colleagues. Furthermore, the potential health impacts of wind turbines were discussed.

At the forefront of social issues are child protection and maintaining the strictness of background checks for individuals working with children. The speaker strongly supports these security measures, emphasizing that the heads of children's institutions are obligated to check employee backgrounds annually.