extension of the custody. Finally, in the claimant's case, this measure was not limited in time”, that is what is written in the judgment. The Court assumes that article 6, paragraph 1 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms should be interpreted as guaranteeing in principle any person under limited interdiction a direct access to a court for requesting revocation of his/her interdiction. The European Court of Human Rights found out that the relevant Bulgarian legislation does not guarantee a sufficient degree of certainty for such direct access. According to the court this finding is sufficient to conclude that in the claimant's case a violation of article 6, paragraph 1 of the Convention had been made. Management and administrative capacity Pursuant to art. 18a of the Law on Social Assistance the mayor of the municipality is in charge of the social services within the respective municipality that are activities delegated by the state and local activities, and he/she is employing the persons in charge for these services. Therefore, during the inspections the NPM found that frequently in determining the possibility of opening positions for employees in the homes, the principle of balancing the municipality budget is guiding, not the interests of customers of social services. During the inspections in almost all homes it had been identified understaffing of specialized personnel. In part of the inspected state institutions the staff provided for social workers is insufficient compared to the number of customers and the structure of jobs should provide for additional positions. Very disturbing is the fact that a number of existing positions for some specialists (speech therapist, psychologist, physiotherapist, occupational therapists) are vacant, which challenges the provision of quality care for customers. Distance of the homes from the big cities and low payment of employees make the jobs unattractive to the specialists they need (physical therapist, psychologist, occupational therapist, social worker). Another problem that has been identified is that the staff in this type of specialized institutions neither attends internal training courses, nor trainings are organized by external licensed companies and/or NGOs. Given the specifics of working with people with disabilities and the necessity of training of the staff, the NPM team recommends provision of resources for training in order to enhance the skills of the staff. Medical Care The customers in the HEPMR, the HEPMD and the HEPD are included in the patients list of a GP and a dentist who conduct preventive check-ups once or twice a year. In many places it has been found that in homes for people with mental retardation are housed people with mental disorders, which is contrary to both legal requirements and customer rights (e.g. HEPMR „St. Vrach” - Plovdiv, HEPMR - Dzhurkovo). 40 Annual Report of the National Preventive Mechanism | OMBUDSMAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA