MONITORING METHODOLOGY 4.3. Implementation of the visit A visit usually involves the following steps, which can be interchangeable depending on the circumstances and which aspect should have more or less time dedicated to it depending on the type and purpose of the visit: � INITIAL TALK WITH THE HEAD OF THE FACILITY / THE DIRECTOR � INSPECTION OF THE PREMISES AND OBSERVATIONS OF CONDITIONS � REVIEW OF THE REGISTERS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS � INTERVIEWS WITH CHILDREN � INTERVIEWS WITH STAFF � DEBRIEFING OF THE VISIT BY THE MONITORING TEAM � FINAL MEETING WITH THE HEAD OF THE FACILITY / THE DIRECTOR Regardless of which type of monitoring visit is performed, the purpose of the visit itself is to gather information about the conditions and treatment of children deprived of their liberty. Onsite, this information can be obtained by several means and from different sources: ʺʺ the observations and perceptions of monitors (what they see, listen and perceive); ʺʺ the point of view of children deprived of their liberty; ʺʺ the point of view of director, staff members and all people (internal or external) taking care of children deprived of their liberty in the visited facility; ʺʺ the content of several official and written sources of information: records, registers, internal rules and documents disseminated to children; The amount of information gathered must obviously not be analysed in isolation but should be cross-referenced so that the assessment of the conditions and treatment of children deprived of their liberty is the most complete and the closest assessment possible to reality. 67 4