Inspection Visits group the inspection visits carried out according to the maximum duration in law report according to the of each type of deprivation of liberty. This variable was considered to be maximum duration in law determinant in establishing the minimum standards applicable in each case. This also makes it easier to compare places intended to hold persons for comparable of each type of deprivation of liberty periods of time. Within each major chapter a distinction is drawn between the various authorities responsible, which also facilitates an across-the-board analysis of the situations found. When necessary a distinction is also drawn by types of places examined within the scope of each authority. THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN 39