recommendations. The annual report, addressed to the Ministry of the Interior, contains the description of all the checks and recommendations made. The report is then presented by the Minister to Parliament. In the United Kingdom, reports are sent to the Home Office, which is responsible for flights. The office forwards them to the private company that physically manages return operations (Mitie Care and Custody). The recommendations are reportedly met with serious consideration. In particular, following a recent critical event (the use of a coercive waist restraint belt) an extended meeting was organized at HMIP (Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons), at the Home Office, at Mitie and other entities to find a shared solution. The procedure for using restriction measures was also reviewed, even if – following a subsequent inspection – it was found that the efforts made are still not sufficient to guarantee the set standards. In Slovenia, reports are sent to the Directorate General of Police (Ministry of the Interior), which can take disciplinary action in the event of non-compliant behaviour by individual escort agents – in accordance with the provisions of the Police Tasks and Powers Act. The recommendations of the Slovenian Guarantor are discussed periodically, together with the Police staff of the Foreigners Centre. A similar situation is reported in Slovakia, where recommendations are sent to the Public Defender of Rights and, in case of violations, also to the Police. The Swiss NCPT monitor is responsible for sending a pre-compiled questionnaire within 7 days of the mission. Each year, the NCPT publishes the Annual Report which summarizes the main observations and addresses the recommendations to the main authorities concerned. The Report is sent to the Head of the Federal Department of Justice, the Directorate of Police that commands the Special Committee on Repatriation and Expulsion Enforcement, and to the Swiss Conference of Cantonal Justice for feedback on the issues submitted. Administration reports and replies are available in French and German on the official website. In Spain, reports are sent to the Directorate General of Police and to the Head of the Repatriation Unit of the National Police, with whom a fruitful dialogue has been established to ensure that the proposals of the Defensor del Pueblo are implemented. The conclusions of the Spanish Ombudsman and the recommendations are contained in the Annual Report, published on the official website and made available to civil society. In addition, the Spanish Parliament and the United Nations Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture are regularly informed of the activities conducted by the Defensor del Pueblo. In Slovakia, the monitoring agency sends its reports to the Public Defender of Rights and in case of violations, to the police. A similar procedure is adopted by Cyprus, where the report of each mission is sent to the national Ombudsman and data and findings are stored for internal use. In the event of recommendations, these are made by the Ombudsman and addressed to the Chief of Police, the Director of the Civil Registry and the Migration Department. Malta sends its reports to the Chief In general, the Italian National of escort, to the relevant Ministers, FRA and Guarantor claims to be partially satisfied Frontex. with regard to the transposition of the The monitoring bodies of the German Länder also recommendations by the Italian Authorities, as formulated in the send their reports to the Federal Police and to periodic and annual Reports on the most Frontex, which organize autonomous follow-up critical points emerged during the activities on the basis of their resources. monitoring operations. Parliament can ask questions and request information on the activity carried out.