CRC/C/15/Add.137 page 4 Institutional reform 18. Although the Committee notes the measures taken to reform the Colombian Institute for Family Well-Being (ICBF), it remains concerned that this governmental body has not fully integrated into all its policies and programmes the rights-based approach enshrined in the Convention. Concern is also expressed about the limitations of ICBF in the area of preventing violations of children’s rights and protecting children from these violations. 19. Concern is expressed that both judicial and administrative functions related to children’s issues, including the appointment of judges and defenders for children’s and family affairs, depend upon ICBF and that this situation is a violation of the well-established international standard of independence of the judiciary and contrary to the principles and provisions of the Convention. 20. The Committee recommends that the State party continue its process of institutional reform of the ICBF and fully adopt the rights-based approach established in the Convention in order to perform its mandate in a more effective manner. Greater emphasis should be placed on strengthening the prevention and protection programmes of ICBF. In this regard, the Committee also recommends that consideration should be paid to maintaining a clear and very strict separation between judicial and administrative decisions regarding children’s rights issues. Comprehensive policy on children’s rights 21. While the many and various plans and programmes developed by the State party show its commitment to the Convention, the Committee is concerned about the lack of coherence and comprehensiveness of all these plans and the sustainability of their implementation. 22. The Committee recommends that the State party develop a coherent and comprehensive national plan for the implementation of the Convention that is clear and understandable to all, children and adults alike, and can easily be implemented at the central, regional and local levels. Data collection and monitoring 23. With regard to its recommendation concerning the collection and analysis of reliable quantitative and qualitative information (see CRC/C/15/Add.30, para. 15), the Committee welcomes the steps taken to develop a national system of socio-economic indicators on the situation of children, as a basis for the design, evaluation and follow-up of policies and programmes for children. Nevertheless, it remains concerned that the current system does not include all the areas covered by the Convention. The lack of a system to monitor compliance with the Convention is also an area of concern. 24. The Committee recommends that the State party continue to develop and strengthen its data-collection system, with a view to including all areas covered by the Convention. Such a system should cover all children under 18 years of age and specifically emphasize vulnerable groups of children.