remains that additional effort is needed on elements. In particular, the transfer of medical
and medical-related information remains vulnerable. To ensure the safety of the foreigner, his
immediate environment and the employees in the chain, employees must know how to take
the medical and psychological condition of a foreigner into account (by formulating an action
perspective). The State Secretary for Security and Justice has among others agreed to start a
project to draw up a guideline for healthcare professionals involved in the care of foreigners,
with attention for the prospects for action.
The Detention Areas Supervisory Commission of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee
supervises the enforcement of the deprivation of liberties in detention centres used by and
managed by the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee (KMar). The Commission reports its findings
every two year. The next report for 2014-2015 will appear January 2016. If between biannual
reports an urgency to report arises, the Commission will report to the Commandant KMar.
In 2014-2015 visits have been made to detention centres in Coevorden, Hoek van Holland
and Rotterdam. The Commission found no peculiarities.
Repatriation
The Inspectorate VenJ supervises the repatriation of foreign nationals. It took over this
duty from the then Supervisory Commission on Repatriation (CITT) on 1 January 2014. The
Inspectorate VenJ supervises by methodically inspecting the repatriation process. In this
connection, the Inspectorate VenJ inspected the actual execution of the process of the
accompanied forced repatriation of foreign nationals to a destination country 73 times in 2014.
It reported its inspection findings in the ‘Accompanied forced repatriation of foreign nationals
in 2014’ report. The Inspectorate VenJ in 2014 focused its supervisory activities on the process
of accompanied forced repatriation by air. It focused on that part of the repatriation process
between the moment the foreign national arrived at the location of actual departure to the
moment they were transferred to the authorities of the destination country. The Inspectorate
VenJ assesses the quality of the performance of the implementing organizations involved in
the process. The focus is on humaneness and safety, both to the foreign national and to the
officials involved and other travellers.
The Inspectorate VenJ finds that the implementing officials involved act professionally when
accompanying the foreign nationals during the repatriations inspected. The Inspectorate VenJ
concludes that the foreign nationals are accompanied with respect for their dignity and that
the implementing officials involved at the same time ensured that the repatriation process
was as safe and secure as possible. The Inspectorate VenJ finds that there is still room for
improvement with respect to the completeness of the information required for the proper
execution of the repatriation process. In addition, the baggage aspect in the preparatory phase
preceding the actual departure should be handled with more care, as the KMar only has limited
time to perform all required actions. Problems related to the baggage brought along, like
having to leave properties behind, may negatively affect the foreign national’s state of mind.
The Inspectorate VenJ identifies a risk to the quality of the performance by the implementing
organizations in those cases when there is (very) little time for the proper performance of the
required actions at the location of actual departure.
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