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    About EUAA Assessment of Reception Conditions

    Welcome to the EUAA Practical Tool for the Assessment of Reception Conditions (ARC)

    The ARC tool is addressed at national reception authorities and reception operators working within national reception systems such as NGOs, National and Local Authorities, Private contractors or International Organisations.
    The ARC tool has been developed by EUAA in close cooperation with a working group of experts from national reception authorities specialised in quality management, auditing, monitoring and assessment of reception conditions within their reception systems.
    The content of the tool is based on the EUAA standards and indicators publicly available within the EUAA Guidance on Reception conditions and the EUAA Guidance on reception conditions for unaccompanied children.
    It is fully in line with Directive 2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (“The Reception Conditions Directive”)
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    General details

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    Assessment details
    Type of visit

    Information, participation & representation

    Information
    1. Ensure unaccompanied children receive relevant information.
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    2. Ensure that unaccompanied children understand the relevant information.
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    Participation
    3. Ensure that children’s views / opinions are considered and acted upon, according to their age and maturity.
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    Representation
    4. Ensure the appointment of a representative as soon as possible but no later than within 15 working days from when the application for international protection was made and enable him or her to provide assistance to the unaccompanied child with actions related to his/her legal obligations.
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    5. Ensure that legal advisers or counsellors, persons representing international and the relevant NGOs recognised by the EU+ State concerned have adequate access to reception structures in order to assist unaccompanied children.
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    6. Ensure that a procedure is in place to start tracing the members of the unaccompanied child’s family as soon as possible after arrival and identification, where necessary with the assistance of international or other relevant organisations, whilst protecting the child’s best interests.
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    Special needs & safety risks

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    7. Ensure an initial procedure is in place to identify and assess special needs for unaccompanied children.
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    8. Ensure that the mechanism/procedure for identification and assessment of special needs is effectively applied as soon as possible after arrival.
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    9. Ensure that identified special needs are addressed in a timely manner.
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    Safety Risk
    10. Ensure that staff working with unaccompanied children in a reception facility identify early safety risks and risks to children’s welfare.
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    11. Safety risks are reduced to an absolute minimum.
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    12. Ensure knowledge is provided to unaccompanied children on the subject of radicalisation and that staff share signals related to the (potential) radicalisation of unaccompanied children with responsible authorities.
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    Allocation

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    13. Specific and objective reasons (e. g. age, maturity and special needs) linked to the individual situation of the unaccompanied child, the specific care offered by the reception facility and the type of facility and possibilities of non-institutionalised forms of care are taken into account when allocating the unaccompanied child.
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    14. Ensure that family unity is respected, in line with the principle of the best interests of the child.
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    15. Ensure that special needs are taken into account when (re-)allocating a particular housing to an unaccompanied child.
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    Day to Day Care

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    16. Ensure the day-to-day care of the unaccompanied child in the accommodation centre (a) or in individual housing (b).
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    17. The day-to-day care is organised according to a specific method for the care of unaccompanied children.
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    18. The unaccompanied child is prepared to become autonomous and to live an independent life later on.
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    19. Safeguard and promote the unaccompanied child’s health and wellbeing, and strengthen resilience.
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    20. Support and follow up the mental and social development of the unaccompanied child through a standardised care plan.
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    21. Ensure effective access to leisure activities, including play and recreational activities appropriate to unaccompanied children’s age.
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    Staff

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    22. Ensure sufficient qualified staff is provided for the day-to-day care of unaccompanied children.
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    23. Ensure that staff is sufficiently qualified.
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    24. Ensure staff is provided with the necessary and appropriate training.
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    25. Ensure and promote effective cooperation, information sharing and awareness.
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    26. Provide support for staff working with unaccompanied children in the reception context.
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    27. Ensure management, supervision and accountability via regular – at least yearly – monitoring and adequate support to staff is taken into account.
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    28. Ensure access to medical screening and health assessment and the prevention of health related issues at an early state of the reception process. Information about the right to healthcare service, the purpose and meaning of medical screening, health assessment and vaccination programmes should be given to unaccompanied children immediately after arrival in the reception centre.
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    29. Ensure access to necessary healthcare, equal to that of nationals including preventive, mental, physical and psychosocial care.
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