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...... In regards to unaccompanied minors it is stated that Amnesty International welcomes the safeguards included in article 8.2 (c) in relation to the return of accompanied minors. However, to ensure that these safeguards are implemented in practice, clarification and additional guarantees are needed in order to ensure that the best interest of the child is a primary consideration. In order to enhance childrens protection, the directive should establish criteria determining to which competent authorities will assess the need to postpone a removal order. Such criteria could include the age of the claimant, his/her family situation, his/her degree of integration in the host country. Amnesty International also believes that the current draft is too vague when it comes to assessing the reception conditions in the country of origin While in its present form, the draft directive states that minors could be handed over to a family member, a guardian or an equivalent representative or a competent official of the country of return, we believe that unaccompanied children should only be returned when they are handed over to the person who will be their primary carer, whether that is a family member or a legal guardian. The child and his/her legal

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