The Wards are not required to give their real information. The Protectorate only becomes their legal guardian if they're orphaned and do not have one. An emancipated minor doesn't need one, but to prove they're emancipated they do have to provide their real information.

There is a lot of information about the Youth Guard. Apparently it originated from a landmark ruling, Reed vs. PRT, in which parents of one of the first Wards raised complaints about the impact of the Wards program on their day to day life. The small group was put in place to act as oversight to ensure that the Wards were well treated and soon snowballed in size, drawing from television appearances, lucrative charity drives and mass public support.