2016 REPORT ON NATIONAL PREVENTION OF TORTURE 10 adult social care homes, three imprisonment institutions, two police stations, one mental hospital and a facility for the detention of foreigners. undergone inspections and, where appropriate, to other responsible authorities. It is noteworthy that, pursuant to Article 191(6) of the Law on the Seimas Ombudsmen, the competent authorities must examine proposals/recommendations of the Seimas Ombudsmen, consult with the Seimas Ombudsmen on possible implementation measures of their proposals/recommendations and inform the Seimas Ombudsmen about the results of implementation of their proposals/ recommendations. All reports on inspections at places of detention are published on the website of the Seimas Ombudsmen’s Office. Preparation for the above inspections included a review of the requirements laid down in legislation, case law, as well as the standards of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and its reports produced after the visits to Lithuania, collecting the material about institutions subject to inspection. The planned inspections were not notified in advance. When carrying out any of the above-specified inspections, officials deal with the management, administration and other employees of institutions, as well as with detainees and, where possible, also with their close relatives. They also inspect various premises (both personal and common), evaluate their equipment, get access to the infrastructure of an institution, and check different registration logs and other documents. While performing the national prevention of torture, it is crucial to engage experts with special knowledge and competence who can evaluate the situation using their expertise based on practical skills. The procedure for the involvement of experts in inspections at places of detention is regulated by the Rules of Procedure for Inclusion of Experts in Inspections of Places of Detention approved by Order No. 1V-41 of the Head of the Seimas Ombudsmen’s Office of 24 August 2015. Experts who have undergone introductory training at the office and received a monitoring brochure are entered in the Roster of Experts for Inclusion in Inspections of Places of Detention. An Expert Paid Services Contract is signed with experts (the form of the Contract was approved by Order No. 1V-42 of the Head of the Seimas Ombudsmen’s Office of 24 August 2015). In 2016, external experts were involved six times while conducting inspections at mental institutions, children’s care homes and a place of imprisonment for persons with disabilities. On inspecting several places of detention of the same type, reports are drawn up which, based on facts in respective spheres, describe the identified systemic violations of human rights, and note best practice applied at institutions for the purpose of improving the persons’ living/detention conditions. Reports produced following the monitoring of the human rights situation state the shortcomings observed during the inspections, give their legal assessment, draw appropriate conclusions and present recommendations for eliminating those shortcomings. The submission of inspection reports and effective recommendations to the responsible authorities is an essential part of the preventive activities carried out by the Seimas Ombudsmen. Reports with the said recommendations are submitted to the heads of institutions that have Regular meetings with the responsible authorities are held as part of the function of the national prevention of torture. These meetings present the national prevention of torture conducted by the 7