CAT/OP/ITA/1/Add.1 58. Procedurally, the Juvenile Court appoints an ad hoc guardian for UAMs. Legislative Decree No.142/2015 envisages, inter alia, the child’s right to be heard and the adoption of measures, in accordance with the principle of the best interests of the child (Article 18). Thus, his/her views are always taken into account in order to carry out the relevant measures - in his/her best interest. 59. To coordinate the establishment of first-assistance reception Centers, dedicated to UAMs (financed with European funding), a Special Unit (Struttura di missione per l’accoglienza dei MSNA) has been established in July 2014, within the Department for Civil Liberties and Immigration at the Ministry of the Interior. 60. Along these lines, the above Special Unit coordinates the transfer of UAMs to relevant Centers, with the involvement of local Administrations, the Juvenile Courts, guardianship Judges, Prefectures (UTG), and Police Headquarters (Questure). As per standardised procedure, all Authorities concerned are informed about the transfer, also to keep track of the UAMs reception process. Moreover, this Special Unit coordinates all transfer-related operations of UAMs from the first-level Centers to the second-level of reception within the SPRAR System. 61. The above-mentioned Centers, financed by European funds, provide overall assistance to unaccompanied minors and carry out, inter alia, the following tasks: collection of UAMs’ requests to contact their families; cooperation, as appropriate, with consular Authorities from the country of origin so as to gather relevant documentation; reporting to the juvenile court so as to initiate the appointment procedure of a guardian; legal support and assistance, aimed at the regularization of UAMs on Italian territory; individualised information and legal support to prepare the necessary documentation to apply for international protection and the following procedural steps; information and support for family reunification with relatives in Italy or in other EU countries, in accordance with the Dublin III Regulation; first health-care aid for the identification of potential physical and / or psycho-social problems; psycho-social aid and identification of further potential psychological vulnerabilities through specific examinations/psychological tests or consultations; definition of a personal file, by operators specialized in first reception, to be focused on a socio-educational pathway aimed at UAMs’ empowerment including within the second level of reception. 62. Key partners involved in this process are IOM, Italian Red Cross, Save the Children, ANCI (National Association of Italian Municipalities), and UNHCR. 63. Following the first level of reception, minors are transferred and housed in reception Centers within the SPRAR system (Sistema Protezione Richiedenti Asilo e Rifugiati), so as to facilitate their inclusion in local communities. 64. As earlier reported, Italy is implementing interventions, aimed at increasing the whole UAMs reception system (first and second level of reception), with the aim to a welldefined system based upon highly specialized structures in addition to the SPRAR facilities Protection System for Asylum-Seekers and Refugees (SPRAR). As a result, ten selected projects have been launched on March, 20, 2015 while five more selected projects have been implemented since June, 3, 2015, so as to ensure 737 daily places for UAMs; 2) Second level: Minors are transferred and housed in reception centers within the SPRAR system (Sistema Protezione Richiedenti Asilo e Rifugiati), so as to facilitate their inclusion in local communities (1.951 places dedicated to UAMs have been made available within the SPRAR). As mentioned, given the fast-changing reality, Italy is working to increase the whole UAMs reception system (first and second level reception). On April 22, 2016, two public calls for reception projects were issued to enlarge: (i) the SPRAR capacity for UAMs, including places for vulnerable UAMs, of 2.000 places; (ii) the first reception system’s capacity in highly specialized centers of 1.000 places. 10