CAT/OP/1/Rev.1 developing relations with civil society members devoted to dealing with vulnerable groups.25 44. The mechanism should establish a strategy for making its mandate and work known to the general public and a simple, accessible and confidential procedure through which the general public might provide it with relevant information. B. Systematization of experiences 45. The national preventive mechanism should ensure that important concrete and contextual observations arising from its visits to institutions and stemming from other reliable sources, its recommendations and the responses from the authorities are categorized, filed and systematically processed for use in dialogue with the authorities, in the ongoing planning of work and in the further development of its strategies. C. Prioritizing resources 46. While the national preventive mechanism should prioritize the most problematic issues and institutions, it should not exclude from the scope of its work any particular form of institution or geographical area or any national preventive mechanism task other than visiting. D. Annual report 47. The annual report of the national preventive mechanism should include: (a) Accounts of current challenges to the protection of the rights of persons deprived of their liberty and to the effective execution of the mechanism’s mandate, and strategic short-term and longer term plans, including with respect to setting priorities; (b) Analysis of the most important findings and an account of recommendations and the responses of the authorities thereto; (c) Follow-up on issues outstanding from previously published reports; (d) Consideration of thematic issues; (e) Accounts of cooperation with other actors on the prevention of torture; (f) An overview of all other national preventive mechanism activities undertaken and their outcomes. 25 Ibid. 11