the swedish migration agency Following an inspection of the Swedish Migration Agency’s national prison and remand prison coordination unit in October 2018, the Parliamentary Ombudsman stated that the premise should be that the Swedish Migration Agency continuously visits detainees subject to a security placement. In the view of the Parliamentary Ombudsman, the Swedish Migration Agency should ensure that the visiting standard is designed in such a way that there is no doubt concerning its implementation.15 During the inspection of the detention centre in Ljungbyhed, the Parliamentary Ombudsmen’s employees noticed that there had been no change to the visiting standard. Following the inspection, the Parliamentary Ombudsman reiterated that the Swedish Migration Agency must take measures to ensure that there is no doubt that contacts with a detainee in a secure placement are to take place via a visit. The Swedish Migration Agency was asked to respond detailing what measures it had taken. 7.3 Conclusions The Swedish Migration Agency’s detention centre operations have expanded significantly in recent years. According to the letter of instruction for 2020 to the Swedish Migration Agency, the number of detention places must amount to at least 520. In planning the locations for detention centres, the Swedish Migration Agency must pay special attention to the need for detention centre sites in northern Sweden.16 At the end of 2019, the detention centre in Gävle was the Swedish Migration Agency’s northernmost detention centre. The Swedish Migration Agency has initiated a close collaboration with the Police Authority and the Prison and Probation Service to try to find a joint solution with access to detention places in the nothernmost counties in Sweden.17 When establishing an additional detention centre, it is important that the Swedish Migration Agency uses the experiences from the establishment of the detention centre in Ljungbyhed. These include issues such as which premises are suitable for use as a detention centre and how many places can reasonably be established in a certain space. Furthermore, it is important that the detention centre is designed and set up in such a way that the Aliens Act’s (2005:716) fundamental provisions on the treatment of individuals in detention can be met. This concerns detainees being treated humanely and their dignity being respected. Furthermore, the operative work related to detention must be designed in a way that involves the least possible infringement on foreigners’ integrity and rights.18 How well the Swedish Migration Agency meets these requirements in the design and set up of its detention centre operations 15 See the Parliamentary Ombudsmen’s report, ref. no. 6665-2018. 16 See letter of instruction for the financial year 2020 regarding the Swedish Migration Agency. 17 See the Swedish Migration Agency’s Annual Report 2019 p. 77. 18 See Chapter 11, Section 1 of the Aliens Act (2005:716). 87