MONITORING PLACES OF DETENTION : A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR NGOS 86 Comments 1 Means of constraint should be resorted to on an exceptional basis and never as a disciplinary sanction. Furthermore, they must be accompanied by a series of guarantees: ■ They must be lifted as soon as possible; ■ The person must be examined by a doctor; ■ The use of means of constraint (or of force) must be recorded in a register; ■ The director must be informed immediately. Reference points ■ In what cases is the use of means of constraint authorised? ■ Are all the cases recorded in a register? ■ Do the persons so treated have access to a doctor? ■ For how long are the means of constraint imposed?