G.T.B. v. SPAIN JUDGMENT other courses that he did not finish, and the centres repeatedly offered to help Ms X to obtain his ID, but she refused and did not show any interest in the matter. 22. In March 2000 the social authorities requested Ms X to provide the ID numbers of her children who had reached the age of sixteen years old to ensure that she remained entitled to receive social benefits. Ms X was informed that without that information she would no longer be eligible to benefits. The applicant and his brother did not hold an ID card at that time. 23. A certificate from the Canary Islands education authorities of 26 June 2002 stated that the applicant had been pre-enrolled in an educational programme but he had never been able to formalise the enrolment because he did not have an ID card or any other form of identification. 24. In September 2002 the applicant signed up for the tests to obtain the School Leaving Certificate, held at an adult education centre. In the certificate issued by that centre, the marks obtained in all subjects are recorded as “NA” (not attended): the applicant did not take the tests. 25. In 2003 the applicant turned eighteen. Until that time, his mother was his legal representative. During the time he was detained, several reports indicated that his psychologists had encouraged him to focus on obtaining his ID by himself (from the moment he turned eighteen) and to obtain help from the public authorities, in the light of his mother’s inaction in that regard. Some reports also referred to Ms X’s difficult and problematic attitude, which had prevented proper dialogue with her son and with the various detention centres. Some reports noted in addition that it was impossible for him to integrate into the labour market without first obtaining his ID card. They pointed out that he could not register in public job-search programmes because he did not have an ID number, and that some job offers could not materialise in the form of contracts because of that situation. Occasionally he took some jobs, in particular, in building maintenance and construction. 26. On 5 February 2008, a foundation responsible for the training and vocational integration of minors within the criminal justice system in the Canary Islands issued a certificate stating that the applicant had been supervised by technicians of that foundation between 26 May 2004 and 17 April 2006, during which time he had not had an ID card, which had prevented him from attending official training courses and from integrating into the job market. The applicant had also had issues when trying to enrol in a gym although he had eventually succeeded. 27. According to numerous psychological and follow-up reports issued between 2001-06, the applicant was constantly frustrated and anxious because of his lack of identifying documents and its effect on his prospects of having a stable job. 28. According to several medical reports, the applicant, diagnosed in 2002 with various conditions, including paranoid schizophrenia, suffered from 5