Article 12-2(Establishment and operation of integrated information system for supporting youth in crisis) #
(1) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family may build and operate an integrated information system for supporting youth in crisis (hereinafter referred to as "integrated information system") as prescribed by Presidential Decree, in order to efficiently processing and sharing information and interlinking services provided by different organizations in connection with youth in crisis. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
(2) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family may collect, retain, use, provide, and interlink any of the following information, which is necessary for establishing and operating an integrated information system, with the explicit consent of the data subject: <Amended on Dec. 7, 2021; Oct. 1, 2025>
1. Information regarding the operation of a community-based integrated youth support system under Article 9;
2. Information regarding professional counseling under Article 12;
3. Information regarding counseling and education for families and guardians of youth in crisis under Article 13;
4. Information regarding special support for youth in crisis under Article 14;
5. Information regarding support for out-of-home youth under Article 16;
6. Information regarding support for youth with immigrant background under Article 18;
7. Information regarding preventive and rehabilitative support for protection under Article 19;
8. Information regarding youth counseling and welfare center under Article 29;
9. Information regarding youth welfare facilities under Article 31;
10. Information regarding a support center for out-of-school youth established under Article 12 of the Act on the Support for Out-of-School Youth;
11. Information regarding prevention of Internet game addiction, excessive immersion, etc. and support for afflicted youth under Article 27 of the Youth Protection Act;
12. Information regarding centers for the protection and rehabilitations of youth under Article 35 of the Youth Protection Act;
13. Information regarding youth out of information on social security benefits defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Act on the Use and Provision of Social Security Benefits and Search for Eligible Beneficiaries;
14. Data or information on resident registration under the Resident Registration Act;
15. Data or information on family relations under the Act on Registration of Family Relations;
16. Other information necessary for performing duties related to support for youth in crisis, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(3) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family may request relevant central administrative agencies, local governments, and related institutions or organizations (hereinafter referred to as "related central administrative agencies, etc.") to provide data or information necessary for the establishment and operation of the integrated information system and may collect, retain, and use it for the purpose of receiving such data or information. In such cases, the relevant central administrative agencies, etc. requested to provide data or information shall comply with such request unless there is good cause. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
(4) In order to effectively protect and support children, the Minister of Gender Equality and Family may take measures for linking necessary information with private organizations and institutions that handle the information referred to in the subparagraphs of paragraph (2). In such cases, the relevant organization and institution may use the linked information within the extent of the purpose of information linkage. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
(5) The relevant central administrative agencies, etc. shall consult with the Minister of Gender Equality and Family in advance, if it is necessary to utilize the data or information retained in the integrated information system. In such cases, the Minister of Gender Equality and Family may provide information to the extent necessary for the relevant affairs by the relevant central administrative agencies, etc., and the relevant central administrative agencies, etc., provided with the information, may retain and use it only for the purposes for which it is provided. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
(6) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family shall prepare policies necessary for protecting personal information throughout the entire course of the establishment and operation of the integrated information system. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
(7) The integrated information system may be operated in linkage with related computer networks, such as the social security information system referred to in Article 37(2) of the Framework Act on Social Security, in order to perform the duties under paragraph (1).
(8) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family may entrust the Korea Youth Counseling and Welfare Institute referred to in Article 22 with the operation of the integrated information system. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
(9) No person who acquires, manages and uses data or information in the integrated information system in accordance with paragraphs (2) through (5) shall use the data or information that he or she has learned in the course of performing his or her duties for other than the intended purposes, or provide or divulge such data or information to a third party.
(10) Other matters necessary for building and operating the integrated support system shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
[This Article Added on Mar. 23, 2021]