The notice with which the returnee is informed of their forced return is much shorter. European monitors report that it normally depends on where the returnee is located: if the person is detained at an identification centre, in prison or other place of detention, return planning is communicated sooner (Spain, Slovenia, Germany). In other cases, the foreign person is notified 1 or 2 days before the transfer (Switzerland, Malta, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Sweden), but it can also happen that the returnee is notified only 24 hours in advance or at the moment the flight is decided (e.g. Greece, Italy). The Finnish Non-Discrimination Ombudsman reports that returnees are often warned well in advance of their return operation, and only in some cases the communication is given with a short notice. According to the Danish Folketingets Ombudsmand, some returnees are informed a few days before the flight, although in some cases the Danish national police have stated that they have not warned the returnee in advance so as to avoid acts of self-harm or resistance. The German monitor also states that often the exact date of the return is not communicated to prevent flight or avoidance of return. The issue is in any case of great interest, so much so that numerous recommendations have been made by European monitors on this point, highlighting that returnees should be allowed to prepare for the return to their homeland in compliance with the rules prescribed by international and European conventions. The Greek Ombudsman, in particular, constantly makes recommendations to the national police demanding that returnees be informed with sufficient notice (at present returnees in Greece are informed of the transfer on the day of the operation). Spain has also stated that recommendations have been made on this aspect, addressed to the Directorate of the Police Department, in charge of ordering return operations, to underline the importance of allowing returnees time to organize and communicate with their lawyers and families. In Italy, the staff of the National Guarantor In the United Kingdom, until recently, a specific reported that it is common practice to date was not communicated to returnees but only inform the persons involved of their a possible time frame. However, the High Court return only on the day of departure. has recently suspended this procedure and today According to the Italian monitor, this a precise communication of date and time is to be practice risks leading to a violation of the principle of non-refoulement, since it does sent to the interested party with at least 72-hour not offer guarantees regarding the notice. possibility of timely intervention by the Also the Swiss National Commission for the defenders. Therefore, the European Prevention of Torture has criticized the lack of Committee for the Prevention of Torture reasonable notice. The recommendations on this recommended that the Italian Authorities point, contained in the 2016-2017 Annual Report, inform the interested parties and their emphasize the importance of informing people lawyers and also recommended that they subjected to return at least 72 hours before provide for a "last call procedure", to allow departure and also recommend that the person for verification of the legal status of thirdinterested be informed of the exact date and time country nationals residing illegally of the flight, as well as its duration and the throughout the course of the operation. destination city. 10 3.3 Use of coercive measures 10https://www.nkvf.admin.ch/dam/data/nkvf/Berichte/2017/vollzugsmonitoring/rapport-controle-des- renvois-2016-2017.pdf