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12. The authorities’ responses to the NPM’s more important measures
I requested the Minister of Human Capacities to take the appropriate
measure to ensure, through the amendment of the relevant ministerial
decree,220 that children’s homes providing care and education to children
with special needs should employ only people with the professional expertise necessary for providing education fitting the child’s age. The Minister
accepted my recommendation and, on December 06, 2016, sent me the draft
of the amendment that would take effect on February 17, 2017.221
I requested the Minister of Human Capacities to initiate the amendment
and completion of the Child Protection Act222 in the interest of establishing
the rules of restricting the personal liberty of the child. In its response, the
MoHC communicated that preparations were under way to amend the
legal regulations on restricting the personal liberty of minors, including, in
particular, the use of safety isolation, the ordering of educational supervision, and on isolation within an institution; a working group was established whose first meeting, with the participation of one of my colleagues,
was held on May 18, 2016.223
12.3.
Home for Children with Disabilities
of the Károlyi István Children’s Center
The head of the institution reported that measures had been taken in order
to ensure the effective exercise of the right to complain by the residents of
the Home for Children with Disabilities. The placement of billboards had
been adjusted to the children’s height, the buildings of the Home for Children with Disabilities had been made accessible, and works had started to
make the outside environment barrier-free.
The head of the institution promised to try to provide regular supervision
of the personnel. The human rights institutions training of the staff was completed, annual training plans would be prepared for them in the future.
The management made efforts to ensure proper communication between
the children and their relatives. As of May 2016, staff members were working
on the basis of a new professional program which gives priority to facilitating adoption and placement with foster parents. The institution paid extra
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See Minister of Public Welfare Decree 15/1998. (IV. 30.) NM on vocational obligations and
conditions in child welfare organizations and child care services and persons involved in
these activities.
See Section 23, Subsection (1), Paragraph b) MoHC Decree 1/2017. (II. 14.) EMMI on amending certain ministerial decrees on social issues and child protection.
See the Child Protection Act.
See the section herein on the Zita Home for Children with Special Needs.
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