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22.15. Initial health screening of child detainees is attuned and sensitive to the possibility that a child detainee or members of his/her family may have been a victim of torture or trauma.

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22.16. Children who are detained have their health, welfare, educational and developmental needs regularly assessed and individual care and support plans reviewed.

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22.17. A protocol requires medical officers who believe the physical or mental health of a child detainee has been or will be injuriously affected by continued detention, hunger strike, witnessing violence or other traumatic incidents, or any other condition of detention, to report their concerns to the Director and to an independent authority responsible for safeguarding the child’s well-being of the child.

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22.18. Children suffering from mental illness, whether pre-existing or acquired since being detained, are treated in a specialised institution under independent medical management.

22. Children C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care

22.19. Where the age of a detainee is disputed or otherwise in issue, the detainee claiming to be a child is treated as such until proven otherwise, the State bears the burden of proof, uses reliable assessment methods, and age determinations are subject to independent review.

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22.20. Access to childcare facilities is available during hearings and interviews, and as otherwise required.

22. Children C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care

22.21. Appropriate recreational activities are available to children of all ages, including exercise, indoor and outdoor play areas, toys and books.

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22.22. Teachers and educators are appropriately qualified and screened as to their suitability.

22. Children C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care

22.23. School-age children have access to education appropriate to their age, needs and abilities, including primary and, where possible, secondary education and, if necessary, special education.

22. Children C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care

22.24. Education includes teaching the language of the country of origin and the local language or the lingua franca in the country of destination or asylum.

22. Children C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care

22.25. School-age children are able to attend local schools and, as far as possible, participate in extra-curricular activities.

22. Children C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care

22.26. Child detainees have access to vocational training and skills development programmes in occupations likely to prepare them for future employment, whether in their country of origin or country of destination or asylum.

22. Children C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care

22.27. Subject to international child labour standards, child detainees have the opportunity to perform remunerated labour, including in the local community.

22. Children C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care

22.28. Children have adequate communication with the outside world, in particular with their families, friends, and appropriate organisations, including both visits from outside and external activities, excursions and visits.

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22.29. Children are able to explore, nurture and maintain their interests, including through access to information, periodicals, publications, radio, television, and motion pictures.

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22.30. The staff and other personnel working in the place of detention are suitably screened, trained, supervised and supported to provide care and protection to children in a detention environment and there are staff with specialist knowledge of the care and protection of children.

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22.31. Staff are fully abreast of the content and application of all policies and procedures in the context of care and protection of children.

22. Children C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care

22.32. There is a comprehensive child protection policy tailored to the needs of detained children and which takes proper account of their migration status and the possibility of past and present protection issues.

22. Children C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care

22.33. Staff have a duty and effective means to raise any concerns about the treatment of children in immigration detention, with due regard being given to considerations of privacy and confidentiality.

22. Children C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care

22.34. Where an allegation of torture or ill-treatment of a child is made, the victim is examined physically and psychologically by a medical officer as a matter of urgency and in any event as soon as reasonably possible after the allegation is made in the company of or with the agreement of his/her parent or legal guardian, as appropriate.

22. Children C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care