Annual Report 2010 by the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture •  Vehicles   for transporting of persons in custody. •  Holding   facilities for stowaways. •  Spanish-flagged   vessels and aircraft on which measures to constrain the liberty of any person have been implemented. In line with each specific 28. With this broad objective in mind, it must be maintained as an initial premise case, inspection visits that persons deprived of their liberty still have a wide range of rights that should analyse the location and physical conditions of establishments, the legal not be undermined except in those points intrinsically associated with the specific situation analysed. In this context, inspection visits are made with a number status of each form of of specific objectives, including the examination of the location and structure of deprivation of liberty, the establishments in question, the living conditions of the persons deprived of living conditions and their liberty, the legal status of each form of deprivation of liberty with special access to medical, psychological and social care attention to the practical effectiveness of the assurances in place and access to medical, psychological and, if necessary, social care. Thus, when the scope of each visit is established the main issues to be examined are specified according to the type of place inspected, taking into account potential risk situations and areas and their specific characteristics. To ensure maximum effectiveness of these inspections, they may be limited in scope in some cases or focused on particular issues which are considered to have priority. Common inspection 29. Fulfilment of these objectives is checked via a list of points of interest, parameters structured as shown below. This is a minimum checklist common to all types of places of deprivation of liberty: it is, of course, adapted and individualised for each visit in line with numerous quantitative and qualitative parameters: – Location: location & access A) Location •   Location of the centre visited and analysis of the surrounding area. •   Public transport and frequency of services. •   Checking that there is sufficient parking for staff and visitors.  – Habitability: upkeep, compliance with ratios, access to goods & services, measures to facilitate the right to worship B) Habitability •   Analysis  of  general  conditions  and  assessment  of  the  potential  need  for  refurbishment. •   Detailed  inspection  (size,  cleanliness,  upkeep,  lighting,  ventilation,  etc.)  of  establishments, with the rooms intended for persons deprived of their liberty, isolation units, sanitary facilities, recreation areas, visiting rooms and other communication rooms, dining rooms, kitchens, sports facilities and yards, places of worship, libraries and staff areas. •   Assessment  of  theoretical  capacity,  staffing  levels  and  compliance  of  staff/ inmate ratios, and examination of trends in these figures. •   Detailed  checks  on  the  availability  of  goods  and  services  such  as  food  (with  particular attention to the availability of special diets and on quality assurance 22 THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN

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