CONTENTS
PART I ...................................................................................................................................... 5
CHANCELLOR OF JUSTICE AS NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM ............ 5
I.
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 6
II.
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PREVENTION OF ILL-TREATMENT IN PLACES OF DETENTION ................ 15
Police detention facilities ........................................................................................... 15
Accommodation Centre for Asylum Seekers ............................................................. 17
Prisons ........................................................................................................................ 19
The Defence Forces.................................................................................................... 26
Providers of rehabilitation services for children with addiction problems ................ 26
Providers of involuntary emergency psychiatric care ................................................ 33
Providers of 24-hour special care services ................................................................. 37
Providers of nursing care services.............................................................................. 41
PART II ................................................................................................................................... 45
CHANCELLOR OF JUSTICE AS OMBUDSMAN FOR CHILDREN........................... 45
I.
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 46
II.
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5.
PROCEEDINGS ........................................................................................................ 48
Separation of children from the family, organisation of the life of children separated
from the family, and visiting rights of the parents of children separated from the
family ......................................................................................................................... 49
Restriction of the rights of parents in a custodial institution and their children ........ 51
Activities of local authorities in organising the life of children in alternative care ... 53
Opinion on the Draft Child Protection Act ................................................................ 54
Verification of constitutionality of the new Child Protection Act ............................. 55
III.
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INSPECTION VISITS .............................................................................................. 58
The number of staff in families .................................................................................. 58
Qualification of the staff ............................................................................................ 58
Placement of children in families ............................................................................... 59
The location and equipment of the living rooms of children ..................................... 59
Catering of children.................................................................................................... 60
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PROMOTING THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD ....................................................... 61
Informational brochure „Bullying-free School“ ........................................................ 61
Conference „Bullying-free Education“ ...................................................................... 61
„Bullying-free School“ homepage ............................................................................. 62
Address of the Ombudsman for Children to school managers .................................. 62
The merit award „With Children and For Children“ ................................................. 62
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