Casgliadau i gloi CRC 2023, paragraff 38
Argymhelliad Cymreig clir
Dylai’r Llywodraeth:
(a) Gwneud mwy i leihau’r nifer o blant mewn gofal, yn cynnwys trwy gyllido gwasanaethau ymyrraeth ac atal cynnar, hyfforddi mwy o weithwyr cymdeithasol a sicrhau bod gwahanol asiantaethau’n gweithio gyda’i gilydd yn effeithiol; (b) Darparu cyllid fel bod modd rhoi argymhellion yr adolygiad annibynnol o ofal cymdeithasol plant ar waith; gwneud gwasanaethau eiriolaeth ar gael i bob plentyn mewn gofal oni bai eu bod nhw’n optio allan; sicrhau bod y plant hyn yn cael gwasanaethau eiriolaeth ac unrhyw gymorth arbenigol sydd ei angen arnynt; a sicrhau bod modd iddynt gadw mewn cysylltiad â’u teuluoedd a’u cymunedau, yn cynnwys trwy ddefnyddio gwasanaethau ymwelwyr annibynnol yng Nghymru; (c) Atal plant rhag cael eu trosglwyddo rhwng lleoliadau gofal yn aml ac yn ddiangen, eu cefnogi â chynlluniau gofal personol a gweithiwr cymdeithasol, ac adolygu lleoliadau gofal yn llawn yn rheolaidd; (d) Cyflwyno cyfreithiau i sicrhau bod plant ond yn cael eu rhoi mewn gofal ymhell o’u cartref fel opsiwn olaf, a bod eu hawliau’n cael eu trin fel blaenoriaeth pan fo hyn yn digwydd; (e) Gwahardd y defnydd o gartrefi gofal preswyl gofal diogel heb ddiogelwch, a lleoliadau heb eu rheoleiddio megis gwestai a mannau gwely a brecwast fel llefydd i gartrefu plant mewn gofal; (f) Cyllido opsiynau gofal sy’n seiliedig ar y teulu a’r gymuned ar gyfer plant nad ydynt yn medru aros gyda’u teuluoedd a helpu plant i ailymuno â’u teuluoedd a’u cymunedau pryd bynnag y bo’n bosibl; (g) Sicrhau bod gan blant mewn gofal lais mewn penderfyniadau a wneir yn eu cylch, a bod sefydliadau a gweithwyr sydd ynghlwm â’r penderfyniadau hyn yn medru sicrhau y bydd safbwyntiau plant yn cael eu parchu; (h) Gwneud mwy i ddarparu addysg, sgiliau, tai a chyfleoedd byw’n annibynnol i blant sy’n gadael gofal.Original UN recommendation
Noting with appreciation the various childcare services provided by the State, the Committee recommends that the State party: Drawing the State party’s attention to the global study on children deprived of liberty and the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children, the Committee urges the State party to: (a) Invest in measures to prevent and reduce the number of children placed in alternative care, including by allocating sufficient resources for early intervention and preventive services, including for infants and toddlers, increasing and strengthening the number of trained social workers, and improving multiagency coordination; (b) Allocate sufficient resources for the implementation of the recommendations of the independent review of children’s social care, including the provision of advocacy services for all children as an “opt-out”, rather than an “opt-in”, service, with a view to ensuring that all children in alternative care: (i) have access to independent, well-resourced child-friendly advocacy services and specialised support, including mental health and therapeutic services; and (ii) are able to maintain contact with their family members and communities, including by ensuring their access to independent visitor services in Wales; (c) Prevent frequent or unnecessary transfers of children in alternative care settings, ensure that children are consistently supported through individualized care plans and by a social worker throughout their time in care, and conduct regular and substantive reviews of placements in care; (d) Develop a legislative framework for ensuring a child rights-based approach to the support of children who are placed in alternative care far from their place of residence, including children from Jersey who are placed in alternative care off-island, and ensure that such placements take place only as a measure of last resort; (e) Prohibit and prevent the placement of children in secure care, residential care homes without appropriate safeguards or unregulated alternative care, including hotels and bed and breakfast accommodation; (f) Allocate sufficient funds for family- and community-based care options for children who cannot stay with their families, and facilitate the reintegration of children into their families and communities whenever possible; (g) Ensure that children are heard in decisions affecting them in alternative care placement throughout their stay, and that relevant authorities and professionals have the technical capacities required to guarantee respect for children’s views in alternative care; (h) Strengthen measures, including through increased funding, aimed at providing education, skills, housing and opportunities for independent living for children leaving alternative care.
Date of UN examination
18/05/2023
UN article number
5, 9–11, 18 (1) and (2), 20, 21, 25, 27 (4)
Original UN document
Lawr lwytho casgliadau i gloi gwreiddiol 2023 y CRC ar wefan y CU.