CAT/C/42/2 page 19 from outside sources, in particular member organizations of the OCG. The SPT regards this work as integral to its mandate and notes that this is reflected in the Annual Report of the OHCHR, which refers to the SPT’s work in supporting NPMs.26 D. Proposals for change 75. In the light of the above considerations, the SPT has continued to struggle to carry out its work with an inadequate budget based on faulty assumptions about the nature and content of the SPT mandate. The SPT consequently considers that it is not yet in a position to fulfil its mandate. For that reason it has put forward detailed plans and proposals, with elaborated reasons for it future programme of work and for the associated budget requirements for the biennium 2010-2011. 76. As the SPT sees it, there is a stark choice to be made. Either lip service is paid to the idea of a system of visits by preventive bodies or a major injection of funds is required. Prevention of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is not cost neutral. VII. ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES A. Plenary sessions of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture 77. Over the course of the twelve months covered by the present report, the SPT held three one-week sessions, from 23 to 28 June 2008; from 17 to 21 November 2008 and from 8 to 14 February 2009 respectively. These sessions were devoted to planning visits, meeting with representatives of State parties to be visited, and adopting visit reports. Considerable attention was given to strategic planning and selection of countries for future visits. 78. The sessions also involved examination and discussion of information relating to States parties and NPMs and delegation planning for field activities, as well as meetings with representatives of bodies within the United Nations and from other organizations active in the field of prevention of ill-treatment, and refinement of a series of materials designed to provide basic information about the SPT. B. Development of working methods 79. The SPT considers the development of working methods as an essential part of its ongoing activities. However, the continuing pressure of work has meant that the five days of the three plenary sessions per year afford insufficient time for the proper discussion of policy issues arising during the course of the SPT’s work and consideration of evolving working methods. The SPT members and Secretariat staff members have devoted time on Saturdays following the plenary to this vital element of ongoing development. The SPT has been supported in the process of developing its working methods by the work of the member of organizations of the OCG, as well as by the practical support of the APT, for which the SPT is most grateful. 26 OHCHR Annual Report 2007, p. 21.