assignment) and respect for their dignity, and assess the possibilities of transfer closer to home for family reasons. The Contrôleure Générale therefore delegated three inspectors to conduct on-site verifications. On-site verifications take three days on average (three lasted three days, one lasted four days and another lasted one day), which enables the delegated inspectors to gain a very precise and objective understanding of the individual situation or situations concerned, as well as defining specific problems more clearly with a view to making recommendations to the persons in charge of the places (article 6-1 of the Act of 30th October 2007) and, if necessary, to the Ministers concerned (article 10 of the same Act). 68