ANNUAL SPECIAL REPORT 2016 19 In the designated Reception and Identification Centre the situation appears under control. The general image of the centre was acceptable. The atmosphere was calm, the relations between police officers and the residents of the centre appeared good, and there was relative mobility in and out of the centre. Unaccompanied minors reside in a special wing of the centre. The maximum capacity of the minor wing is 160 persons. The on-site inspections determined that: » The process for verifying the age of minors does not include a wrist x-ray, but is made macroscopically. Rulings are made only by Doctors of the World. However, the Ombudsman considers it problematic that once a decision has been made that a person claiming to be a minor is an adult, the third-country national ceases to be protected as a minor, even if the person in question appeals the decision. Therefore, as a rule, such persons no longer receive “protective detention” as minors; neither do they receive legal support, in order to exercise their rights. Indeed, at the time of the visit, cases of third-country nationals were reported, who had initially been deemed to be adults and who requested to remain at the Reception and Identification Centre for their own protection. However, the administrator of the Reception and Identification Centre noted that – although in his estimation, the third-country national does not warrant any protection or increased care, during the period of time that the decision of appraisal of adulthood is in effect – in similar cases the Reception and Identification Centre