DEFENCE FOR CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (DCI) - Belgium | Practical Guide C. FOOD AND DRINKING WATER Do children deprived of their liberty have access to adequate food and drinking water in line with their healthy development? ASK: Director | Staff (cooks and health professionals) | Children OBSERVE / CHECK: ʺʺ Drinking water, see whether the access is ready and available at all time ʺʺ Food, see whether children are given food at appropriate times (three meals a day with reasonable intervals between them every day; see whether food is of quality and quantity - i.e. something more substantial than a sandwich) to satisfy the standards of dietetics, hygiene and health and, as far as possible, religious and cultural requirements ʺʺ Special dietary regimes (for medical, cultural, religious and health reasons), see whether they are respected and if not, why ʺʺ Kitchen, see cleanliness, hygiene, general state of maintenance of equipment Specific place: Mental health Institutions CHECK: ʺʺ Eating arrangement, see whether they are decent (with proper utensils whilst seated at a table) Specific group: Children with disabilities CHECK: ʺʺ Catering arrangement, see whether specific arrangements have been organised CRC, 14, 24§2 (c ) | RPJDL, 37 | RTWP 5, 48 | SMR 22, 42, 43.1.d) | EPR 22, 44 | ERJO, 68.2, 68.3 | CPT/Inf(1998)12, 35 | CPT/Inf(2002)15, 47 | ECtHR, M.S.S v. Belgium and Greece [GC] (No 30696/09) 120