Finally, the Danish Ombudsman draws up an internal monitoring report. In the event that the
monitoring of an operation raises doubts or concerns, the monitor prepares a report which it
submits to the Police Authority.
3.10 Use of checklists during the monitoring activity
In general, many of the bodies that replied to the questionnaire claimed they use checklists
(complete lists of the aspects to be checked or verified on the basis of which the monitoring
activity is carried out) and/or questionnaires useful to support the monitoring activity.
The Belgian monitor, for example, uses its own checklist and a report model to describe the
mission in detail. The Swedish agency also has its own report template, as does the monitoring
body of Slovenia, where the checklist is the result of field experience and of training received.
In the Netherlands, a checklist is used,
both for monitoring domestic flights
The Italian National Guarantor is implementing a
and for monitoring operations carried
specific online platform for filling in and sending the
out with Frontex.
monitoring checklist and believes that it would be
The Greek monitors use their own
useful to have more detailed information from the
escort on the individual situation of the returnees.
template and an internally developed
The current checklist in use is partially based on the
checklist. At the end of each operation,
Frontex checklist.
the data entered are submitted to the
The need to create a checklist that can be filled out on
Ombudsman in a report that details
a shared platform arises from the organizational
each phase.
needs of the Italian National Guarantor: in fact,
In the United Kingdom, a particularly
during the monitoring operations, it is possible that
detailed and complete form is used, in
returnees are taken in charge by different monitors
which the monitoring agency has
(also in force at the regional Guarantors), in which
developed its Expectations. The Swiss
case each phase is monitored by different subjects. It
NCPT
has
a
standardized
is therefore essential to acquire the information in an
questionnaire in use that formulates
orderly, clear and homogeneous way, for each phase
of the transfer. These data must be reported to the
specific questions based on the
active monitor of the next phase with the greatest
different monitoring phases.
number of details possible.
In Spain, the NPM uses a specific
template with a checklist and a list of
questions used to interview returnees with regard to their stay in prison, in a detention centre,
during the transfer to the airport and the treatment received by the staff who had them in
custody. In general, this country also makes use of the Frontex checklist. Malta and Germany
also use the Frontex checklist, while Cyprus is elaborating its own monitoring report template,
in order to collect data uniformly.
Finally, in Finland and Slovakia no structured form or checklist is used.
3.11 Involvement of NGOs and the press by the monitoring body
Most of the answers on this point are negative: the monitors of Germany, Greece, the
Netherlands, Finland and Belgium do not collaborate with NGOs or associations active in civil
society, nor is involvement of the press envisaged (the decision to do so would be on the
Directorate of the Department of Public Security – see also the Swedish case).
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