I was informed by the SAR that the reason for non-implementation of the national Action Plan for the Strategy for Integration and annual financial statement thereto is the lack of funds. Worrying is the information that with no real financial support will be prevented all integration measures provided for 2015 as well. VII. PROTECTION OF CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW In connection with the reports widespread in the media on violence against children in social educational boarding schools (SEBS) and the reform boarding schools (RBS) in the country and referral from the State Agency for Child Protection (SACP) as national ombudsman, acting as NPM, I issued orders on performance in 2014 of surprise inspections in RBS "Nikola Vaptsarov" – city of Zavet, Razgrad Region, RBS "Angel Uzunov" – city of Rakitovo, Pazardzhik municipality, Vocational secondary educational boarding school (VSEBS) "Hristo Botev" – village of Podem, Pleven region, SEBS "Hristo Botev" – village of Varnentsi, Silistra region, SEBS – village of Straldzha, Yambol rwgion, SEBS "Hristo Botev" – village of Dragodanovo, Sliven region. The findings of the monitoring held were published in a special report on the status and protection of the rights of children in these institutions. Profile of the children and young people accommodated in RBS and SEBS and living conditions In RBS and SEBS are accommodated children mainly because of stealing, for running away from home, from the specialized institution in which they had been housed, from school, for manifestation of aggressive behaviour, vagrancy, begging. Most of the children come from a family environment; they grew up in poor, marginalized and / or incomplete families. In their families the children have not received adequate care and have been deprived of parental control. For some of the children before placing them in boarding schools measures have been taken for protection, but such have failed. In the course of inspections the NPM found that the placement of children in one and the same institution makes no distinction of their offences. So children who have committed so called status-related offences - escapes, vagrancy, begging, etc., and children victims of violence live with children who have committed an offence contained materially signs of crime. That is to say, one and the same place accommodates children who have committed violence and children victims of violence. In the six boarding schools inspected by the experts of the Ombudsman it was found that they are located in remote and inaccessible places, which is a prerequisite for isolation of the children. This is a prerequisite to limit their right to visits by parents and relatives. The entry check regime in three of the establishments are neglected and creates conditions for uncontrolled entry and exit of the boarding school (e.g. RBS – village of Zavet, RBS – city of Rakitovo). On leaving the school on weekends, holidays or vacations, the movement of the children is also not controlled. Material facilities are generally in poor condition - poorly maintained and extremely worn. Bedrooms are in bad condition, do not provide personal space, furniture in most places is broken. Often children are not provided with toilet items and accessories. The doors to the bedrooms did not lock, the inspections found broken locks. Despite the worn equipment, generally in some of the schools funds had been allocated and the joinery has been replaced (RBS– village of Zavet, RBS– village of Podem, SEBS – village of Varnentsi, SEBS – village of Dragodanovo). Very negative is the finding of the NPM concerning the presence of cameras in the bedrooms of the boys in RBS- village of 32

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