DEFENCE FOR CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (DCI) - Belgium | Practical Guide E. LIGHTING AND VENTILATION Do children deprived of their liberty have adequate lightning and access to ventilation? ASK: Director | Staff | Children CHECK / OBSERVE: ʺʺ Natural light and artificial lighting, see in both cases whether it is sufficient to read by, sleeping period excluded ʺʺ Autonomy, see whether the child is able to control the lightening (switch on/off the light, open/close the shutters, the curtain, open/close the window) ʺʺ Adequate heating and ventilation, see whether it is appropriate to the climate and seasons ʺʺ Access to fresh air CRC, 37(c ) | RPJDL, 26, 31 | SMR 13-14, 73.2 | EPR 18.1-2, 32.2 | ERJO, 63.1 | CPT/Inf(2001)16, 30 | CPT/Inf (2015)1, V, 104 F. CLOTHING AND BEDDING Are children deprived of their liberty provided with adequate clothing and bedding? ASK: Director | Staff | Children CHECK / OBSERVE: ʺʺ Clothing, see whether children are allowed to wear their own clothes, whether those who do not have suitable clothing of their own are provided with clothing by the establishment, see whether these clothes are not uniform-like ʺʺ Bedding, see whether every child is provided with a separate bed and appropriate bedding, whether they are kept in good order and changed often enough to ensure its cleanliness; see whether the mattress and blankets are clean and in good state, whether the bedding is changed regularly 122

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