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Recommended measures (6)

Welcoming that the child’s right to be heard has been incorporated into several laws in recent years, and recalling its general comment No. 12 (2009) on the right of the child to be heard, the Committee recommends that the State Party:

• Type of action: Policies, strategies, and action plansInstitutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Justice and Public Security
  (a) Develop strategies, action plans and common national guidelines on how and when the right to be heard must be guaranteed for all children and …
• Type of action: Institutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Culture and EqualityMinistry of Health and Care ServicesMinistry of Education and ResearchMinistry of Justice and Public Security
  (b) Ensure the right of children in disadvantaged situations to be heard, including children with disabilities and children of a younger age
• Type of action: Awareness-raising and disseminationInstitutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Education and Research
  (c) Promote the meaningful participation of children within the family, within the community, at school and in the realm of local and national policymaking and …
• Type of action: Institutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentMinistry of Children and Families
  (d) Strengthen children’s and youth councils and ensure that their outcomes and those of other types of participative bodies systematically inform public decision-making
• Type of action: Statistics and researchResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and Families
  (e) Obtain guidance and collect and disseminate data on participation
• Type of action: Laws and regulationsResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Health and Care ServicesMinistry of Justice and Public SecurityMinistry of Culture and Equality
  (f) Guarantee that children are able to interact with services without parental consent, and that they are able to receive information and express their views …

Recommended measures (2)

Concerned that stateless children born in the State Party are not automatically granted Norwegian nationality, and recalling its previous recommendations, the Committee urges the State Party:

• Type of action: Laws and regulationsFollow-up of recommendationsResponsible ministries: Ministry of Labour and Social InclusionMinistry of Justice and Public Security
  (a) To adopt a statutory legal definition of statelessness in line with international standards, and establish safeguards to facilitate the acquisition of nationality for children …
• Type of action: Laws and regulationsResponsible ministries: Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
  (b) To review and amend the Nationality Act with a view to ensuring automatic acquisition of Norwegian nationality for stateless children born in the State …

Recommended measures (2)

Noting recent regulations on restriction of the use of mobile phones in primary and junior schools, and recalling its general comment No. 25 (2021) on children’s rights in relation to the digital environment, the Committee recommends that the State Party:

• Type of action: Laws and regulationsPolicies, strategies, and action plansResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Education and ResearchMinistry of Digitalisation and Public GovernanceMinistry of Health and Care ServicesMinistry of Culture and EqualityMinistry of Justice and Public Security
  (a) Develop regulations and a national safeguarding policy to protect the rights, privacy and safety of children in the digital environment and to protect them …
• Type of action: Institutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Digitalisation and Public GovernanceMinistry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Justice and Public Security
  (b) Strengthen measures to protect the right to privacy of children in the digital environment, and the remedies available for children whose right to privacy …

Recommended measures (8)

Recalling its general comment No. 13 (2011) on the right of the child to freedom from all forms of violence, the Committee recommends that the State Party:

• Type of action: ResourcesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and Families
  (a) Ensure the implementation of the proposals made in the government report entitled “Safe childhood, secure future” by allocating sufficient financial and human resources
• Type of action: Institutions, practices and guidelinesTraining and capacity buildingResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and Families
  (b) Strengthen the child’s position in child welfare cases by ensuring that the child is heard, including by appointing a children’s representative, providing guidance on …
• Type of action: Institutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityMinistry of Health and Care ServicesMinistry of Children and Families
  (c) Ensure the implementation of the recommendations in the evaluation report on Statens barnehus (State children’s houses), in particular by strengthening the medical component, and …
• Type of action: Institutions, practices and guidelinesResourcesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Education and Research
  (d) Ensure a systematic response to bullying in all its forms and provide adequate human, technical and financial resources for its implementation
• Type of action: Institutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Justice and Public SecurityMinistry of Culture and EqualityMinistry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentMinistry of Health and Care Services
  (e) Strengthen prevention efforts and protection, support and redress for children who are particularly vulnerable and exposed to violence, sexual abuse and exploitation, including unaccompanied …
• Type of action: Policies, strategies, and action plansResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityMinistry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Health and Care ServicesMinistry of Local Government and Regional Development
  (f) Establish a statutory duty for municipalities to have action plans to combat violence against children and violence in close relationships
• Type of action: Awareness-raising and disseminationTraining and capacity buildingResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Justice and Public SecurityMinistry of Education and ResearchMinistry of Health and Care Services
  (g) Take further measures, including campaigns with the involvement of children, to enhance awareness of child sexual abuse and exploitation and respond to all its …
• Type of action: Awareness-raising and disseminationResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Justice and Public SecurityMinistry of Health and Care Services
  (h) Ensure the mandatory reporting of all forms of violence and abuse against children by promoting awareness among parents, professionals and children themselves of the …

Recommended measures (1)

• Type of action: Institutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Labour and Social InclusionMinistry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Health and Care Services
  Welcoming the introduction of an absolute minimum age of 18 years for entering into marriage and the adoption of statutory provisions that marriages entered into …

Recommended measures (6)

• Recalling its general comment No. 13 (2011), the Committee is concerned about the recent legislation enacted by Parliament to expand the mandate of teachers and …
• Type of action: Training and capacity buildingInstitutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Education and ResearchMinistry of Children and Families
  (a) Respond to the rising number of incidents of violent and aggressive behaviour among children in schools and institutions by prioritizing preventive measures, including by …
• Type of action: Institutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Health and Care ServicesMinistry of Education and ResearchMinistry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Justice and Public Security
  (b) Ensure that, in guidelines and in practice, the use of physical force against children in mental healthcare, schools, child welfare institutions and police custody …
• Type of action: Institutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityMinistry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Health and Care Services
  (c) Strengthen measures to ensure that children in police custody and in welfare and mental health institutions are not subjected to ill-treatment, including disproportionate use …
• Type of action: Institutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Health and Care ServicesMinistry of Education and Research
  (d) Ensure that the use of coercion measures against children, such as surveillance, isolation and confinement, in the educational, child welfare and health sectors is …
• Type of action: Institutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public Security
  (e) Ensure that the use of stop-and-search checks against children is justified, necessary and conducted in a child-sensitive manner

Recommended measures (1)

• Type of action: Laws and regulationsResponsible ministries: Ministry of Climate and Environment
  The Committee welcomes the draft new children’s act, which is aimed at ensuring stronger guarantees regarding the assessment of children’s best interests and their right …

Recommended measures (9)

• Recalling the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children, the Committee recommends that the State Party:
• Type of action: Laws and regulationsInstitutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and Families
  (a) Ensure that the placement of children in alternative care is a measure of last resort only, that such decisions are based on the needs …
• Type of action: Institutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and Families
  (b) Ensure the periodic review of the placement of children in foster care and institutions, and monitor the quality of care therein, including by providing …
• Type of action: Institutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Local Government and Regional Development
  (c) Address disparities among regions regarding the placement of children in alternative care and emergency placements, and the disproportionate frequency of placements of migrant children …
• Type of action: ResourcesInstitutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and Families
  (d) Improve the availability and quality of foster care for children, and prevent frequent transfers of children in foster care, in line with the strategy …
• Type of action: Laws and regulationsResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and Families
  (e) Consider the bonds developed between children and foster families, give due weight to children’s views in such a life-changing decision as being removed from …
• Type of action: Institutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Health and Care Services
  (f) Ensure that children with complex behavioural challenges and substance abuse problems have access to appropriate institutional support and services without undue delay, including through …
• Type of action: ResourcesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Health and Care ServicesMinistry of Children and Families
  (g) Ensure greater capacity and more flexible services in the health sector to secure the right to necessary healthcare in child welfare institutions
• Type of action: Training and capacity buildingResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Health and Care Services
  (h) Prevent, and protect children from, physical or mental violence and sexual abuse in institutions, including by staff, by regularly eliciting children’s accounts of their …

Recommended measures (4)

• Welcoming the establishment on an independent committee to investigate historical intercountry adoptions, but concerned about reports of illegal intercountry adoption, the Committee recommends that the …
• Type of action: Institutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and Families
  (a) Strengthen measures to prevent intercountry adoption and illegal international adoption
• Type of action: Institutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and Families
  (b) Provide remedies, reparations and support to victims
• Type of action: Institutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and Families
  (c) Ensure that all international adoptions are monitored and comply with the Convention

Recommended measures (9)

• Recalling its general comment No. 9 (2006) on the rights of children with disabilities, the Committee urges the State Party to adopt a human rights-based …
• Type of action: Policies, strategies, and action plansResponsible ministries: Ministry of Culture and EqualityMinistry of Children and Families
  (a) To develop an action plan containing specific measures to protect children with disabilities, especially children with intellectual disabilities, from systemic discrimination, and to prevent …
• Type of action: ResourcesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Health and Care ServicesMinistry of Local Government and Regional Development
  (b) To eliminate disparities among municipalities in the provision of health and support services for children with disabilities, and ensure access to such services for …
• Type of action: Institutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Health and Care ServicesMinistry of Children and Families
  (c) To improve healthcare services for children with disabilities, including specialized mental health services for children with psychosocial disabilities and children with disabilities in child …
• Type of action: ResourcesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Health and Care ServicesMinistry of Local Government and Regional Development
  (d) To provide the necessary resources for children with disabilities in rural areas
• Type of action: Awareness-raising and disseminationResponsible ministries: Ministry of Education and Research
  (e) To launch awareness campaigns aimed at eliminating bullying practices against children with disabilities
• Type of action: Institutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Health and Care Services
  (f) To prevent the institutionalization of children with disabilities and ensure their access to family and community-based services, including respite-care services
• Type of action: ResourcesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Health and Care Services
  (g) To strengthen the monitoring of residential facilities for children with disabilities by ensuring sufficient resources
• Type of action: Awareness-raising and disseminationResponsible ministries: Ministry of Culture and EqualityMinistry of Education and Research
  (h) To undertake awareness-raising campaigns aimed at government officials, the general public and families to combat the stigmatization of and prejudice against children with disabilities …