Overview

• The online attestation of honorability became mandatory nationwide on October 1 for staff and volunteers in child protection and early childhood, at hiring and on a recurring basis.
• Authorities report 342,000 certificates issued, with 1,733 refusals to date; 65% of attestations were for early childhood, and about 80% of refusals involved child-protection roles.
• Roughly 1% of employees in Aide sociale à l’enfance establishments failed the check, according to the DGCS.
• Employees apply for the certificate and employers verify it online, with automatic issuance within three days when records are clear; a refusal requires a dismissal procedure for personal cause.
• The screening covers professionals, volunteers, and people over 13 living with childminders, and it is slated to extend in 2026 to adoption candidates and later to disability and elder-care sectors, with sector leaders calling the tool practical and reassuring.