Places of short-Term Deprivation of Liberty during the inspection visits. Visits from family and friends require authorisation from the examining magistrate handling the case. 135. At some establishments it was reported that detainees held for more than 24 Detainees held for more hours were allowed out of their cells for exercise. This should be extended to all the than 24 hours are allowed establishments run by the force. On some inspection visits it was observed that when there were medical recommendations on mobility those recommendations to take exercise at some facilities were followed. 136. Detainees are usually handcuffed when admitted to and removed from Detainees are not cells. It was observed in several recordings that they were not handcuffed handcuffed during during movements within the holding area, but more guards that detainees were present. The restraint and coercion measures employed in case of resistance of those usually used by police forces. Their use and each specific movements within the holding area, but more guards than detainees are present incident recorded in the detainee registration database and reported to superior officers and courts. Assessment from medical services is requested when considered necessary. 137. On the inspection visits carried out it was observed that officers on guard Officers on guard duty duty were not properly identified, i.e. they were not wearing their identification were not properly numbers in plain sight. This is not compulsory in this force. This shortcoming identified must be remedied: identification via a badge number is a widely applied system that ensures the correct balance between the safety of officers and the right of citizens to identify persons acting as officers of the law. 138. The modus operandi for searching detainees consists of an initial, superficial Belongings confiscated search at the time of arrest, followed by a more thorough search prior to admission during searches are listed to the cells. During this second search any personal belongings and items of clothing that detainees might use to inflict injuries upon themselves are confiscated. These items are put into bags, itemised on a form that the detainee is on a form and entered in the custody registration log. Female detainees are searched by female officers required to sign and entered in the custody registration log. Female Ertzaintza officers are called upon to search female detainees. If necessary female officers can be temporarily drafted in from other forces. 139. Any strip searches required are carried out in parts, so that only half Strip searches are carried the body of the detainee is naked at any time. It was not possible to determine out in parts. It was not whether all such searches were duly recorded in the registration log. Not only the fact that a search is carried out but also the time, the place, the reasons put forward by the police for taking such a measure, the identification possible to determine whether all such searches were duly logged numbers of the officers involved and the results obtained must be logged. All these data must be reported to the courts when the case is handed over to them. THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN 79

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