CAT/OP/ITA/1/Add.1 unaccompanied minors and other vulnerable persons - pending an appropriate and final placement solution. Renovation works are likely to be completed within two months. 147. Finally, to further deal with such circumstances, upon positive opinion by the Interior Ministry, the Juvenile Courts, the Police HQs in Ragusa, and the City of Pozzallo, the Prefecture has decided to adopt a temporary and necessary solution, by hosting (for the time strictly necessary to provide new places) minors entrusted to the City of Pozzallo, at some CASs of that Province (consisting of five facilities for a total of 167 accommodations/places, which are not used by any asylum-seeker and can be considered as "safe places", at which minors: are welcomed; do not share these areas with adults; receive a more holistic assistance; and are engaged in recreational activities and training besides taking advantage of adequate and differentiated spaces). Paras. 75-76 148. In order to improve living conditions of the migrants at CARA in Bari-Palese, the complete reconstruction of sanitary facilities in the varous areas of the Center is ongoing. To date, the toilets in a specific area have been already completely renovated; in a second one, relevant works are nearing completion, while the start of operations has already been authorized in a third sector. The Prefecture in Bari has entrusted the execution of such works to the inter-regional superintendency of public works with funding from the Directorate on Civil Liberties and Immigration. The Prefect in Bari was allocated the sum of € 250,000.00 for the realization of a new road to access this CARA, and € 720,000.00 more, for the realization of a further housing module to expand the receptivity of this Center. IV. Center for Identification and Expulsion (CIE) in Ponte Galeria - Rome - Assistance and information to foreigners. For this activity, already carried out by the Managing Authority of the Centre, the Prefecture in Rome deems it necessary to improve the system. To this end, a draft Protocol has been prepared to be signed with qualified private social entities, aimed to: orientation of foreigners, bureaucratic assistance, legal counselling, psychological and religious support. Given the positive opinion by the Interior Ministry issued in June 2016, the Prefecture concerned is accordingly preparing the above Protocol. - Refurbishment of the Center. There are ongoing renovation works, aimed not only to restore the full functionality of the male sector, which is currently unusable, but, also, to improve the quality of life within the Center, also by providing autonomous spaces within each sector and ensuring to each sector common spaces for conducting community activities. - Procedures for repatriation. According to the procedures adopted by the Police HQs., on the basis of assessments concerning public order management, returns may not be announced, in order to prevent obstructive behavior, which could otherwise cause protests or riots. On the other hand, the Police HQs, in the organization of returns, are careful not to involve foreigners who have filed a complaint. In this regard, it should be pointed out that it is in the interest of the applicant, even though his/her legal representative, to promptly notify Authorities in case they have filed a complaint, as well as any request for interim suspension of the challenged measure. The failure of this communication sets foreigners at risk of repatriation, pending the notification by the competent Tribunal’s Registry Office. Para. 81 27

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