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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
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