Enhanced Monitoring Report on the Implementation of the Standard on Transparency and Exchange of Information on Request 2025

3. Presentation of individual jurisdiction reports

Abstract

This chapter provides guidance on the structure of the individual jurisdiction reports. This is to assist in reconciling the individual jurisdiction report with the latest EOIR peer review report of the jurisdiction and facilitate an understanding of the outcomes of the process and the next steps expected from the monitored jurisdiction.

Each report comprises the following sections.

Overview

Each report begins with a brief recapitulation of the main facts and outcomes of the most recent EOIR peer review report of the jurisdiction (a reference to the relevant peer review report is provided).

Status of implementation of recommendations issued in the peer review report

This part presents the level of implementation of the in-box recommendations issued to a jurisdiction in its EOIR peer review report. Subsequently, each in-box recommendation is analysed in a tabular format, in the order they appear in the EOIR Report, organised by element of the standard to which they relate.

Topic of the recommendation

Recommendation (A.1, practice)	[text of the recommendation]
Underlying factor	[text of the underlying factors] (see paragraphs xx et seq. of the EOIR Report for more information)
Summary of actions reported	[summary of the action self-reported by the monitored jurisdiction]
Conclusion	[analysis of the current situation]
Status determined	Either: Has not been addressed / in the process of being addressed / No longer sufficiently material / Considered provisionally addressed in the context of the monitoring process, subject to detailed validation / Considered addressed in the context of the monitoring process, subject to a peer review [A new recommendation is issued]
Actions required	[No immediate actions required.] [In the next self-assessment in [2028], the Jurisdiction should – / The Jurisdiction should submit a schedule for completion of steps to address the recommendation and an update on the progress made by 31 March [2026]. In particular, the Jurisdiction should – Report actions taken to… Provide information…] [Existing recommendation: No immediate action required.] New recommendation: […]

Note: Similar tables addressing in-box recommendation(s) issued in the peer review report for each monitored jurisdiction will follow, presenting the analyses of these recommendation(s)

Source: Template as established by the PRMG

• Each recommendation is numbered, given a brief title and is reproduced in full, together with its underlying factor, with a reference to the relevant paragraphs in the EOIR report.

• The first row indicates the element of the standard to which the recommendation relates. The word “framework” is used to indicate whether the recommendation pertains to a deficiency identified in the legal and regulatory framework. Similarly, where the recommendation pertains to the implementation of the legal and regulatory framework, the word “practice” is used.

• The row Summary of actions reported summarises the submission received from the jurisdiction on the actions taken to address the recommendation.

• The row Conclusion presents the analysis of the submissions received from the jurisdiction leading to the conclusion drawn on the addressing of the recommendation and explains the reasoning for arriving at the status of the recommendation.

• The row may contain, by way of additional text in bold, a new recommendation. This has happened in the situations discussed under Chapter 1 of this report, i.e. for accepting a framework recommendation as addressed and asking the jurisdiction to provide information on implementation aspects (practice recommendation), or where the recommendation is addressed but a related gap is identified that needs to be addressed to achieve compliance with the standard (see Chapter 1, section “PRMG decisions”, sub-section “Issuance of new recommendations”).

• Status determined indicates the status of the recommendation. The statuses are one of the five statuses as discussed in Chapter 1 of this report (see section “Statuses determined and actions required”). Where a new recommendation has been issued even as the earlier recommendation has been accepted as (provisionally) addressed, the row status required indicates the status for the recommendation and indicates the issuance of a new recommendation.

• Actions required indicates what the jurisdiction should submit/provide in respect of the recommendation for its next self-assessment.

  • For (provisionally) addressed recommendations, “No immediate action required” is indicated.

  • Where an addressed recommendation pertains to timeliness of responding to requests under Element C.5, the jurisdiction is reminded to continue providing statistics on timeliness as required under paragraph 29 of the methodology of enhanced monitoring (or under paragraph 53 of the methodology where jurisdictions have addressed all recommendations, which has been validated by the assessment panel).

  • Where the status has been determined to be “in the process of being addressed” without further material progress or “has not been addressed” for more than three years from the most recent review, the jurisdiction has been asked to submit a schedule for completion of actions to address the recommendation and provide an annual update from 31 March 2026.

  • Where a new recommendation has been issued even as the earlier recommendation has been accepted as (provisionally) addressed, the row indicates “No immediate action required” for the addressed recommendation while the actions required are specified in relation to the new recommendation.

Status of implementation of recommendations issued in the enhanced follow-up process

If the jurisdiction was issued recommendation(s) during the previous annual follow-up process, a similar analysis as above is included for such recommendations.

EOIR experience

This section notes the number of requests received and sent by the jurisdiction and identifies the jurisdiction’s top EOIR partners.

For the jurisdictions covered under the first cycle of the first round of enhanced monitoring, calendar years 2023 and 2024 constitute the monitoring period for such purpose. The actions taken in relations to these requests and the timeliness of the responses are analysed.

This section also briefly summarises the peer input received on the jurisdiction. Where the peer input has led to identification of potential issues, the peer input has been examined and analysed.

New developments having a bearing on the EOIR standard

This section identifies any new developments that have come to the notice of the PRMG.

Next steps

This section summarises the specific steps the jurisdiction has been asked to undertake.

It indicates when the next self-assessment is expected from the jurisdiction under the next round of enhanced monitoring.

Where any new recommendations have been included, such recommendations are indicated.

Where applicable, the next steps indicate those recommendations where the jurisdiction is required to submit a schedule for completion of actions and/or provide an annual update starting from 31 March 2026.

Views/response of the monitored jurisdiction

This section indicates the jurisdiction’s response to the enhanced monitoring report.