13. Concluding Remarks Annual Reports for past years have noted the marked improvement in the atmosphere at the Centre and in the attitude of staff. With more people in charge who show motivation to care for the detainees, detention can become more serene and less stressful. Overall the detainees seem to be fairly calm and quite relaxed with the officers in charge. When interviewed, they rarely or practically never complain about illtreatment. The Board takes note of its function to monitor the forced retum of immigrants. This is a very vulnerable time for retuming migrants, and great care needs to be taken to ensure that the migrants are treated in a humane manner, regardless of the fact that their behaviour is sometimes rather difficult. It would be ideal if those facing forced return are removed from the Centre some days prior to their planned departure. During this time, ideally, a case worker or a social worker should be assigned to those ea1marked for return, helping them to discuss their difficulties and concerns, and preparing them for the return trip. The Board acknowledges that security plays an important role in any establishment of detention. However, the Board would like to see more emphasis on the welfare of detainees. Undocumented migrants are persons who have experienced great difficulties and hardship in reaching this point and, consequently, require all the help they can get to be able to integrate in any new community and environment. Andre Camilleri Chairperson, Board of Visitors for Detained Persons January 2016 Annex to Annual Report 2015 - visits to detention centres 11