DEFENCE FOR CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (DCI) - Belgium | Practical Guide D. TRANSFER, ARRIVAL AND RECEPTION At the time of transfer and admission, is the child provided with sufficient and adapted information to enable him/her to fully understand his/her rights and obligations during deprivation of liberty? ASK: Director | Staff | Children CHECK: ʺʺ Information on transfer and admission, see whether the parents, guardians or close relatives have been informed ʺʺ Information provided to children, see whether it includes copy of the rules governing the facility, written description of the child’s rights, information about complaint mechanisms, contact of legal assistance; see whether this information was accessible to children (written form, accessible language, in a manner enabling comprehension and understanding) and how s/he was helped to understand this information ʺʺ First screening (psycho – medico – social) See – Section 5.7. / A. – p.135 ʺʺ Conditions of transfer, see whether the transfer has been authorised by the competent authority and if it has been implemented in conditions respectful of the human dignity (with adequate ventilation and light) Specific group: Foreign nationals children CHECK: ʺʺ Communication and access to consular post or diplomatic mission ʺʺ Initial interview, see whether it has been conducted by a professionally qualified person, in a language the child understands; see whether it includes an assessment of the child particular vulnerabilities (incl. from the standpoints of age, health, psychosocial factors and other protection needs, incl. those deriving from violence, trafficking or trauma) Specific group: Girls with caretaking responsibilities for children CHECK: ʺʺ Permission to make arrangements for those children see whether there is possibility of a reasonable suspension of detention, taking into account the best interests of the children. RAJJ 10.1, 13.3 | BOP 10, 13, 16 | RPJDL 22 – 27 | RTWP 2 | EPR 15, 30, 37.1-5 | ERJO 62.3, 62.5, 62.6 | GCFJ IV.A.1-5, IV.A.1 | CPT/Inf (2009)27, IV, 98 | CPT/Inf (2013) 29, 73 | CPT/Inf (2015) V, 114 98