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. 14

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