MONITORING PLACES OF DETENTION : A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR NGOS 59 their liberty and, if possible, the members of staff looking after them, ➤ the use that will be made of the information collected; ■ reassure the person in charge of the place as to the behaviour of the members of the team during the visit (respect for rules and security regulations); ■ explain how the visit is to unfold and how long it will last; ■ request information about the place of detention and any changes since the last visit; ■ ask for the opinion of the person in charge regarding: ➤ the conditions of detention and the persons in his or her charge, ➤ any problematic aspects of these conditions and their causes, ➤ ■ his or her own proposals for improvements; fix a meeting to talk about the results of the visit. Once the NGO has carried out several visits to the same place without encountering any serious difficulties or noting any particular problems regarding the conditions of detention, the talk at the start of the visit can be limited to its formal or relational aspects, or need not even be held systematically each time. 3. CONSULTATION OF REGISTERS In this section, registers are understood only as sources of information about the persons deprived of their liberty and their living conditions. Registers as a protection measure will be dealt with further on.