2016 REPORT ON NATIONAL PREVENTION OF TORTURE Station (hereinafter referred to as “the Panevėžys PS”). These places of detention had been inspected in August-September 2014, and had been given 16 recommendations, of which 12 had been concerned with the Panevėžys CPH premises and four with the Panevėžys PS premises. this recommendation will be carried on not only with senior management of the police stations but also with other institutions concerned. PLACES OF DETENTION FOR FOREIGNERS During the 2014 inspections, most of the recommendations dealt with the ensuring of the estab­ lished minimum living space (5 m2) per person, as well as with the adaptation of the premises and entrances for people with disabilities, the ensuring of cleanliness, possibilities for detai­nees to dry their laundry and privacy by installing appropriate partitions of the sanitary facilities, the proper supply of information to persons on their rights and duties, and the appropriate provision of information relevant for detainees. During the reporting period, also one follow-up inspection was conducted at a place of detention for foreigners, i.e. the Refugees Reception Centre (hereinafter referred to as “RRC” or “the Centre”). The follow-up inspection was performed with the aim of establishing whether the recommendations issued during the previous inspections had been implemented, and considering the fact that Lithuania had an obligation for the European Union to accept more than a thousand persons from military conflict regions and accommodate them at the RRC. During the 2014 visit at the RRC, eight recommendations had been provided. Supplying the information on the implementation of recommendations, the Centre indicated that all of them had been complied with or they were to be implemented by the end of 2016 at the latest. When supplying the information on the imp­ lementation of the recommendations, senior management of the Police Stations has indicated that they have agreed with 13 recommendations issued by the Seimas Ombudsman, and has promised to take measures to ensure that the identified shortcomings are eliminated. Cooperation has continued on three recommendations that have not been approved. The follow-up visit has found that, of the eight recommendations issued, five ones were implemented in full and three ones in part. Therefore the Centre has been urged again to take steps to ensure that all recommendations are implemented properly. According to the latest information from the administration of the Centre, all recommendations issued during the follow-up inspection were implemented shortly after that inspection (the RRC has also added evidence supporting this statement). The follow-up visit has found that of the 16 recommendations issued only five ones have been imp­ lemented in full, one recommendation has been complied with in part, while 10 recommendations have not been implemented. When providing the information on the implementation of the recommendations given during the follow-up inspection, senior management of the Police Stations has indicated that nearly all the recommendations have been implemented and that there is one recommendation not implemented which relates to ensuring of conditions for detainees to dry their laundry. Cooperation on the implementation of SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTIONS During the reporting period, follow-up inspections were carried out at 10 adult social care 29

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