CRC/C/DNK/CO/4 44. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Ensure that the implementation of measures related to the Child Reform Act 2010 provides appropriate support to families by addressing the risk factors for children being placed into care; (b) Ensure that the guidance, supervision and monitoring of children placed in care for the protection of their best interests is adequately supported by central and regional authorities; (c) Take necessary measures to ensure that children in care are provided with individual action plans, in compliance with the Care Placement Reform 2004, and take into full account the views of the child in care; (d) Programme and implement action plans, with a view to ensuring that family-type care rather than institutional care is the preferred form of care provided for children deprived of a family environment; (e) Take into full account the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children, as adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 64/142, in carrying out the above recommendations. E. Basic health and welfare (arts. 6, 18 (para. 3), 23, 24, 26, 27 (paras. 1-3) of the Convention) Children with disabilities 45. While noting the efforts undertaken by the State party to improve the fulfilment of the rights of children with disabilities, the Committee is concerned at the envisaged reduction of allowances to parents of children with disabilities who need to withdraw from the labour market to care for their children. With respect to education, the Committee notes with appreciation the analysis undertaken by the State party and shares its concern as to the high number of children with disabilities receiving education in segregated contexts. It also notes with appreciation the recent changes to the teacher training syllabus to include a mandatory module on special needs education, while it remains concerned that the educational achievements of children with disabilities are markedly low in comparison to other children. The Committee is concerned that in general, in schools as well as in care institutions and foster-family settings, the views of the child with disabilities are not often heard, including during supervisory visits. 46. The Committee strongly recommends that the State party: (a) Reconsider its planned reductions to allowances for parents of children with disabilities who need to withdraw from the labour market to care for their children with disabilities; (b) Take steps, in accordance with article 12 of the Convention and article 7, paragraph 3, of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, to amend legislation to ensure that children and young people in all settings, including mental health settings, are guaranteed the right and opportunity to freely express their views on matters of treatment, services and support, and that they have access to age- and disability-appropriate support to exercise these rights; (c) Provide, where necessary, alternative communications facilities for children with disabilities; (d) Further strengthen its measures to provide adequate training to all teachers on the needs of children with disabilities with a view to ensuring that the 9

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