EU : some children under 16 allowed to beg, despite obligatory school up to 18

In 2022, the Brussels Region administration overturned its own regulation banning begging by children under 16 years old and charging €350 fines adult beggars accompanied by children who repeatedly fail to abide by obligatory education laws and offers of support to homeless families… at the request of the Belgian branch of the Human Rights League ! 

The Belgian administration officially overruled the law,  because "several articles of the statute overstepped in regulatory scope or did not relate to the maintenance of public order", according to the media.  The Human Right League welcomed the decision, stating that  it "marked an opportunity to rethink this regulation in such a way as to fully respect the best interests of children, as criminalising minors does not actually solve the problem".