In Irkutsk, the list of places forbidden for children to visit was updated. It includes 37 18 plus shops and bars, one medical center, as well as sewers, heat pipelines, construction sites, roofs, basements and other dangerous sites. The list, created in 2010 to protect children from harmful influence and risks, was this time expanded with an alcohol shop and two entertainment venues.
In Irkutsk, the list of places prohibited for children to visit has been expanded. This was reported by the education department of the administration of the city of Irkutsk.Currently, Irkutsk has 37 stores and bars in the “18+” category, one medical center, as well as all collectors, heating pipelines, sewer manholes, dumps and waste disposal sites, construction sites, roofs, attics, basements, elevator shafts, and other shafts located within the city. Among the “prohibited” stores, 19 are engaged in retail alcohol sales, and 14 sell intimate goods, three premises are strip clubs, and one houses a center for sexology and psychotherapy.
The list of places prohibited for children to visit within the city of Irkutsk was compiled in 2010 in accordance with the federal law “On Basic Guarantees of the Rights of the Child in the Russian Federation” to prevent harm to the physical, intellectual, mental, spiritual, and moral development of children. Since then, it has been amended six times due to the opening, closing, and change of addresses of establishments on the list. The current additions will be the seventh. The list of “prohibited places” has been expanded to include a retail alcohol store and two entertainment venues.
Changes to the list are made by a special commission that includes representatives of district administrations and the committee on social policy and culture. The list of places prohibited for children to visit is approved by deputies of the Irkutsk City Duma.
Based on materials from the press service of the administration of Irkutsk.