CAT/OP/DEU/2/Add.1 30. With reference to the recommendation of the SPT contained in paragraph 47 of the SPT visit report, see replies under recommendation contained in paragraph 37 of the visit report, above. 31. With reference to the recommendation of the SPT contained in paragraph 50 of the SPT visit report, in the scope of its limited possibilities, the National Agency is covering the broadest possible scope of facilities. It has visited police stations, arrest facilities of the armed forces, customs stations, prisons for male and female adults and for young offenders, psychiatric hospitals and wings for forensic care, youth care homes, facilities for detention pending deportation, and it has accompanied return flights. In 2014 the Joint Commission plans tackling the issue of care homes for the elderly. 32. In view of the fact that visiting programmes of previous years had been conceived to comprise a variety of different types of facilities, the National Agency decided in 2013 to adopt topics of special interest. The first topic being measures affecting foreigners; it primarily visited facilities for prisoners pending deportation and monitored return flights during that year. However, other types of facilities such as prisons, police stations, army barracks and a detention facility for juvenile offenders were also visited. 33. According to its internal rules, the National Agency establishes a provisional list of places to visit for each year. 34. In view of its limited resources, the National Agency is also in contact with conferences of ministerial departments in order to achieve that its recommendations be implemented not only in one facility but in the broadest possible way across the entire country. It is also engaged in discussions with these conferences on the determination of standards for different types of places of detention. 35. With reference to the recommendation of the SPT contained in paragraph 52 of the SPT visit report, members of larger visiting teams already allocate specific tasks to its members such as who introduces the visit to the facility’s authorities, who interviews detainees or who reviews detainee files. The National Agency will examine whether it is required to further formalize the distribution of tasks. Already now, based on the type of facility, the information gathered in preparation of the visit and the aim pursued, the National Agency may focus its visit on specific issues, such as detention of foreigners. Despite its limited resources, the National Agency will examine how to best ensure that more visits be accompanied by specialists such as medical doctors. 36. With reference to the recommendation of the SPT contained in paragraph 54 of the SPT visit report, see replies under recommendation contained in paragraph 14 of the visit report, above. 37. With reference to the recommendation of the SPT contained in paragraph 56 of the SPT visit report, guidelines for visits to different types of facilities already exist. Similar guidelines are being prepared for new types of facilities. Existing guidelines are continuously updated according to experiences during visits. Guidelines on specific issues that may arise during visits, such as interviews, may also be established over time. 38. Not all questions on the existing checklists apply to all types of facilities. A large prison may; for instance, pose more questions than a small one. It may only become clear during the visit that entire sections of the checklists will not be answered simply because the underlying situation is not given in the specific facility. 39. The National Agency has until now always received all the information it required during visits. While it usually receives many documents during the visit, others are sent by the facility within a time limit set by the Agency. 6