&37*HQHUDO5HSRUW The importance of this question was emphasised by the Parliamentary Assembly in its Resolution 1808 (2011) on Strengthening torture prevention mechanisms in Europe, national delegations to the Assembly being invited to make the procedures for selecting candidates to the CPT more transparent and better suited to the needs of the Committee, according to the indications in Assembly Resolution 1540 adopted in 2007. The CPT wishes to reiterate its full support for Resolution 1540, according to which national selection procedures should include public calls for candidatures, consultation on candidates with both State and nongovernmental bodies, and interviews with shortlisted candidates to assess their qualifications, motivation and availability, as well as language skills. The CPT also welcomes the stipulation in paragraph 4 of Resolution 1808, that “If it is considered that a candidate may have a conflict of interest, the person in question shall be required to undertake in writing that, if elected, he or she will relinquish the functions that may give rise to such a conflict”. 70. At present, there is on the whole a good spread of professional experience within the CPT’s membership. That said, the Committee still needs more members with first-hand knowledge of the work of law enforcement agencies. It would also be helpful to have more members from the medical profession with relevant forensic skills (in particular as regards the observing and recording of physical injuries). 71. The number of women among the CPT’s membership stands at 19 out of 46. Consequently, applying the “less-than-40 %” criterion used by the Parliamentary Assembly in Resolution 1540, neither sex is currently under-represented in the Committee. %XUHDXRIWKH&37 72. During the CPT’s March 2011 meeting, elections were held for the Bureau of the Committee. Lԥtif Hüseynov, Professor of Public International Law at Baku State University, was elected as the CPT’s President. Vladimir Ortakov, Psychiatric Consultant at the Sistina Clinical Hospital in Skopje, was elected as the Committee’s 1st Vice-President, and Haritini Dipla, Professor of International Law at Athens University, was re-elected as the Committee’s 2nd Vice-President.