Country Body responsible for monitoring Year of establishment and legislative references Type of body MALTA Monitoring Board for Detained Person https://www.gov.mt 2007, Decision 2004/573/EC Independent body. It also constitutes the National Preventive Mechanism Number of operations 3 monitored in 2018 All three phases monitored Number of returns carried Top 5 nationalities out in 2018 Total 223 Albania Men 167 Morocco Women 51 Colombia Minors 5 Georgia China Reporting Within 7 days of the operation, a report is drawn up and signed by all parties involved, including the immigration police department Civil society Participation in return flights is only possible for the interventions/accessibility monitoring authority. Individual reports are not public of the information collected Use of checklists Frontex checklist in use