MONITORING METHODOLOGY C. REVIEW OF REGISTERS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS Depending on the powers of investigation and capacity the monitoring body has, it is vital that it examines files, registers, recordings and other documents at the beginning of the monitoring process. These documents can help to cross-check information observed during the inspection of the premises, during interviews or to help in selecting areas of particular interest to visit or people to be interviewed, for example. The first useful documents to consult are the rules and regulations of the facility that detail all the in-house rules that govern the daily life within the place of deprivation of liberty. Compared to child specific indicators, these rules already give monitors an overview of how the rights and standards applied to children deprived of their liberty are implemented within the premises. In this context, particular attention should be paid to disciplinary sanctions and procedure, security rules, means of restraints and use of force authorised as well as rules applicable to contact with the outside world (telephone, visits, etc.). This analysis will show specific aspects that will be important to cross-check regarding their implementation in practice, from the perspective of children on the one hand and from the point of view of the staff on the other hand. It is also important to pay attention to the language in which these documents are formulated and how they have been explained to children (and by whom) upon their arrival in the facility. The individual file of the child including its personal programme of education, vocational training, social care, counselling and – potentially – medical treatment should absolutely be consulted. The registers that can be examined – if they exist – are the following: ʺʺ the register of admissions, entries and exits (in order to know how long children have been held in the facility, how many children are deprived of their liberty at the same time cf. overcrowding, how often they have been able to go out with permission or for home leave, etc.); ʺʺ the register of property taken on admission (in order to check if the inventory is consistent with the properties retained pending the release); ʺʺ the register of disciplinary measures or sanctions (in order to identify children who have been sanctioned, how many times, for which reasons and through what kind of measures); 71 4