10.3. The authorities’ responses to the major measures taken by the NPM rectorate-General for Social Affairs and Child Protection promised that he would prepare a deinstitutionalisation plan for the Social Institution in line with the statutory requirements, and also, that they would make the necessary preparations for the tender application for supported housing by keeping the approved number of places. I proposed that the head of the Social Institution support the residents with providing opportunities for more independent living, helping them prepare for living in a residential care home and with the process of reintegration into the mainstream society. In his response, the head of the Social Institution said that the residents were given information on the opportunity to get admitted to residential care homes and also, on the deinstitutionalisation plan already before their admission to the Social Institution and also, later on, on a regular basis. In my response, I requested the head of the Social Institution to support those residents who are self-sufficient with starting more independent living, besides providing them with information, if need be. In the report, I proposed that the Social Institution consider hiring an exercise therapist, and I asked the maintainer to create the conditions for this, if possible. The Director General of the Hungarian Directorate-General for Social Affairs and Child Protection did not oppose my proposal but indicated that the budget of the Social Institution only covered for the employment of the statutorily required personnel, which does not include an exercise therapist. In the Social Institution, the statutorily required living space of six square metres per resident was not available in several rooms, which conclusion was drawn from the size of the rooms and the number of residents in each room. I requested the supervising authority to ensure at least six square metres of living space per resident in the residential rooms, furthermore, to renovate the showers and bathrooms in order to ensure the statutory number of bathtubs, showers, and toilets for the residents. In his response, the Director General of the Hungarian Directorate-General for Social Affairs and Child Protection informed me that some rooms that had earlier fulfilled other functions were transformed into residential rooms, as a result of which the Social Institution is now able to provide a living space of six square metres for each resident. Since the refurbishment took place, the sanitary conditions and the toilets have become available according to the statutory requirements. I proposed that the maintainer provide further training for the personnel on guardianship and its alternative options, as well as on the definition and application of restrictive measures. The Director General of the Hungarian Directorate-General for Social Affairs and Child Protection promised to organise the proposed further training. At the time of the visit, the quantity of personal items in the residential rooms was varied, in some cases, furnishings were scarce too. I asked the 119