10.3. The authorities’ responses to the major measures taken by the NPM beyond hearing distance. I was informed by the head of the Metropolitan Police Headquarters of Budapest that police presence at the medical examination of the detainees was also allowed in lack of the detainee’s consent, by 227 respecting his human rights and dignity. The police staff stay in the room during the pre-admission medical examination at the request of the medical personnel, in order to guarantee their safety. I did not accept the response given by the head of the Metropolitan Police Headquarters of Budapest, I maintained my recommendation. As the head of the Metropolitan Police Headquarters of Budapest did not agree with my initiative, he escalated it to the National Police Headquarters.228 The deputy head of the Hungarian National Police Headquarters said that in the doctor ’s office, there are many objects within the reach of the detainees that are suitable for jeopardising the physical integrity of the detainees or others. The risk of emergency situations increases if the policeman stays not only out of eyeshot but also beyond hearing distance during the medical examination of the detainee. The majority of medical history information that is shared during the medical examination of the detainee may be of such kind that may exert an unfavourable effect on detention and guarding, so these should definitely be obtained. I acknowledged the response given by the National Police Headquarters but I maintained my recommendation. I requested the head of the Metropolitan Police Headquarters of Budapest to provide food for those detainees who arrive at the Holding Facility late in the evening after dinner time, if requested. According to the head of the Metropolitan Police Headquarters of Budapest, there is a sufficient quantity of cold food and food that can be warmed up at the Holding Facility. The staff of the Holding Facility asks the detainees arriving after dinner time to make a statement on whether or not they would like food. If requested, each detainee will be given food. With regard to the adverse effects of detention in single cells, which are similar to those of confinement in a private cell, I proposed that the detainees staying at the Holding Facility be placed in multi-occupancy cells if possible. The head of the Metropolitan Police Headquarters of Budapest promised to provide the space required by law for the joint placement of the detainees in all the cells of the Institution after the refurbishment of the Holding Facility has been completed. As a response to my recommendation regarding the improvement of the work conditions of the personnel, the head of the Metropolitan Police 227 228 See Note b), Section 14(1) of Act XLVII of 1997 on the Processing and Protection of Medical and Other Related Personal Data. See Section 32(3) of the Ombudsman Act. 111