marginalised groups. SOURCES 32. The information presented in this joint submission is based on research conducted by aditus foundation for the European Network on Statelessness Statelessness Index, available here: https://index.statelessness.eu/ 33. The Statelessness Index is a comparative tool that assesses European countries’ law, policy and practice on the protection of stateless people and the prevention and reduction of statelessness, against international norms and good practice. It is a tool created for civil society, government, researchers, the media and other interested individuals. 34. The country data presented in the Index was gathered through a detailed survey, structured around five themes and a series of subthemes. The surveys were completed by country experts (researchers, lawyers, NGOs and other civil society actors), referenced with links to sources, reviewed by a second country expert, and then returned to the ENS Secretariat for analysis. 35. For transparency, the raw data (country survey) is available to download from each country page. This is not intended for dissemination as a standalone document and should always be read in conjunction with the country profile. For each question answered, country experts were asked to provide a reliable source ranging from national legislation, government policy and guidance, official statistics, reports from human rights bodies, NGO reports and studies, media reports, and internal casework or monitoring information from NGO practice. The data was then checked for accuracy with second country experts, who included civil society actors, as well as UNHCR country offices and government officials in some cases. 36. The Malta country survey is available https://index.statelessness.eu/file/66/download?token=5bds4Hm3. here: 37. Specific information on the heightened risk of arbitrary detention faced by statelessness persons is also published by the European Network on Statelessness and aditus foundation, in Protecting Stateless Persons from Arbitrary Detention, 2015, available at http://aditus.org.mt/Publications/ENS_reports.zip. 7

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