Also in the case of Cyprus there is no cooperation with NGOs, which are not involved in monitoring missions, and there is no involvement of the national or local press. The same happens in Slovenia, Slovakia, Denmark, and Spain. In Spain, however, the Defensor del Pueblo is in constant communication, also informally, with NGOs and human rights defence organizations that often make useful information available to the Spanish guarantor on repatriated subjects or subjects to be repatriated who present vulnerability profiles. In the United Kingdom, there are no specific agreements with NGOs, but the possibility of sending reports or critical notes regarding returns is absolutely open. One body particularly involved in reporting is the Independent Monitoring Board, which is directly involved in monitoring return operations. This body communicates and shares information and critical issues with the British NPM. The involvement of the press has not been taken into consideration, but the possibility of requesting authorization from the Home Office for the participation of journalists in a mission, if this is assessed as necessary or useful, is not excluded. There is no involvement of the press in Switzerland, while civil society and non-governmental organizations are invited to the annual presentation of the report to discuss the critical points recorded. Malta reports that control of return operations is The Italian National Guarantor considers entrusted exclusively to the Monitoring Board of the involvement of civil society to be Detained Persons and therefore sees no room for important and promotes the dissemination of its Annual Reports the involvement of NGOs or the press in the through its Reports to Parliament, its missions. institutional website and public The only country among the ones that responded presentations involving also the press. to the research, in which there is a direct involvement of NGOs and civil society, is Sweden, where the Red Cross, Save the Children and other similar organizations have regular access to the places of detention of migrants.

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