CHILD SPECIFIC INDICATORS OF VISIT B. ACCOMMODATION AND OVERCROWDING Are there personalised accommodations respectful of the dignity and privacy of the child? ASK: Director | Staff | Children OBSERVE: ʺʺ Accommodation, see cells, rooms, dormitories, units, etc. ʺʺ General environment and atmosphere CHECK: ʺʺ Sleeping accommodation, see whether they consist of personalised, individual bedrooms and if not, what are the reasons and how do they respect the best interest of the child; whether children are consulted before being required to share sleeping accommodation and to state with whom they would wish to be accommodated; see the size and the kind of furniture, windows’ size, natural light, air, the state of the bath (hot water available), the presence of personal decorations ʺʺ General environment of the facility, see whether it is positive, child-friendly and consistent with the rehabilitative aim of residential treatment, with due regard to the need of the child for privacy, sensory stimuli, opportunities for association with peers and participation in sports, physical exercise and leisure-time activities; whether due regard is paid to climatic conditions and especially to floor space, cubic content of air, lighting, heating and ventilation ʺʺ Supervision, see whether it is regular, unobtrusive, if it concerns all sleeping areas, including individual rooms and group dormitories, in order to ensure the protection of each child; see whether there is an effective alarm system that can be used in case of emergencies 5 CRC, 37(c ) | RAJJ 27.2 | BOP 1 | RPJDL, 28, 32 and 33 31-37, 41, 47 | GC-GC No10 §89 | RTWP 4, 5 | SMR 12-17, 18, 19-21, 22, 23, 42-43, 64, 89, 113 | EPR 17.1-18.10, 19.1-7, 20.1-21, 27, 28, 36.3, 96 | ERJO, 63.1-64, 65, 66, 67 | CPT/Inf (1992) 3, 46 | CPT/Inf (2015)1, V, 101 | ECtHR, Popov v. France (No 39472/07 and 39474/07) 119