CRC/C/15/Add.201 page 3 Legislation and implementation 10. The Committee notes that many positive steps have been taken to bring legislation into conformity with the Convention, but remains concerned at the lengthy process of legislative reform necessary to make the laws fully compatible with the Convention. The Committee is also concerned at the lack of financing for the implementation of legislation. 11. The Committee recommends that the State party expedite and complete effectively the process of legislative review and strengthen implementation and enforcement of new legislation by providing resources and training for the implementation of all legislation relevant to the Convention. Coordination 12. The Committee notes that a Committee on the Rights of the Child has been set up within the Council for Human Rights of the Government of the Czech Republic established in 1999, but nevertheless remains concerned at the lack of a central adequately mandated and resourced coordination mechanism for all issues relating to the implementation of the Convention. 13. The Committee recommends that the State party establish or appoint a single permanent body, which is adequately mandated and resourced, to coordinate implementation of the Convention at the national level, including by effectively coordinating activities between central and local authorities and cooperating with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other sectors of civil society. National plan of action 14. The Committee welcomes the approval of the principles of the State policy for the young generation until 2002, and notes that relevant ministries are responsible for specific areas of evaluation, promotion and protection of the rights of the child. The Committee regrets that a comprehensive rights-based national plan of action addressing all principles and provisions of the Convention has not yet been elaborated. 15. The Committee encourages the State party to develop a coherent and comprehensive rights-based national plan of action with shared responsibilities, clear priorities, timetable and preliminary estimates of the resources required to implement the Convention at the central, regional and local levels, in cooperation with civil society. Independent monitoring structures 16. The Committee welcomes the establishment of the Public Defender in 2000 and his report to the Committee. Furthermore, the Committee notes that the mandate of the Public Defender is limited to action or inaction of the public sector and thus does not fully cover all implementation aspects of the Convention. 17. The Committee recommends that the State party take full account of the Committee’s General Comment No. 2 on the role of national human rights institutions and establish an independent body to monitor the implementation of the Convention, including