#2026-521France updates pricing rules for state-funded child protection and juvenile justice services
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This decree updates technical pricing and budget rules for certain social and child protection services, especially services linked to educational investigations, judicial placement, day reception, and juvenile justice measures. It aligns the wording of the Social Action and Families Code with newer juvenile justice rules and adds some activities to the funding framework. The practical impact is mainly administrative. Affected service providers and public authorities should check that budget documents, pricing references, and reporting channels match the updated categories, especially where services are funded by the state budget.
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Key Changes
- Replaces older references to social inquiry and juvenile delinquency services with updated references to educational investigation services and the Juvenile Criminal Justice Code.
- Adds certain criminal procedure training or awareness courses and day reception services to the relevant pricing framework.
- Clarifies that budget forecasts covering only state-funded services in this category must be sent to the state representative in the department where the services are located.
Obligations
What this law requires
When the forecast statement of revenue and expenditure covers only activities, establishments, or services mentioned in Article L. 312-1(I)(4) of the Social Action and Families Code and financed by the State budget, it must be transmitted to the State representative in the department where those activities, establishments, or services are located.
Pricing and budget rules for the covered services must apply the updated category of “educational investigation services” referring to Articles 375 to 375-8 of the Civil Code, Articles 1181 to 1200 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and the Juvenile Criminal Justice Code, rather than the former references to social inquiry, investigation and educational guidance services, and the 1945 juvenile delinquency ordinance.
Authorities and covered service providers must include internships provided under Article 41-1(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure within the relevant pricing and funding framework under Article R. 314-126 of the Social Action and Families Code.
Authorities and covered service providers must treat day reception activities alongside judicial placement activities for the relevant pricing and funding category under Article R. 314-126 of the Social Action and Families Code.