Police detention centres enables detainees to store items in a way that prevents unauthorised access by other persons. The discussion, which was still ongoing at the time of completing this report, revealed that in some police detention centres, it was not possible to install lockable boxes due to lack of space. The Federal Ministry of the Interior finally promised to examine the technical alternative of smaller lockable containers to determine their feasibility. The NPM will monitor progress and report on this matter. It should be noted in this regard that the Federal Ministry of the Interior initially stated that it had ordered the installation of boxes in the cells at Innsbruck police detention centre. However, in July 2017, the Federal Ministry revised this intention since the cells lacked the space needed for the boxes that had been delivered. During a follow-up visit, the NPM confirmed this fact and criticised the incomprehensible procedure for obtaining the boxes. Towards the end of the year under review, the working group addressed the protection of non-smokers as well as smoking during detention (cf. Section 14 of the Detention Regulation). The working group concluded that an absolute prohibition on smoking in police detention centres was not desirable. There was agreement that the measures to protect non-smokers should differ depending on the form of detention (open or closed detention): Protection of nonsmokers According to the results of the discussions so far, corridors and common rooms in the open detention stations of all police detention centres should be nonsmoking zones in the future. Smoking should only be allowed in cells used by prisoners who smoke. The unlocked doors of these cells should be kept closed due to smoke emission. In the closed detention stations of the police detention centres, there should be a ban on smoking except in cells used by smokers. Such a prohibition is also intended for the visiting rooms of all police detention centres. For both forms of detention, it should be ensured that non-smoking prisoners are only held in detention with other non-smokers, if desired. The NPM will monitor and report on the progress of this discussion. The standards developed by the working group thus far should be implemented by the Federal Ministry of the Interior as quickly as possible in the form of decrees, amendments to internal guidelines or to the Detention Regulation or by taking physical measures (e.g. structural adaptations). 147