The EDPM has the form of website. Initially, the EDPM will be set as an internal website on the Protector of Citizens’ server; afterwards it will be available via the Internet with different levels of access (by using the domain controller, members of the Preventive Mechanism will be able to access all data in the base with special code, while other users will be restricted only to the “open” areas, i.e. bases of the website). 2.4. DETERMINING THE STRUCTURE OF REPORTS The Preventive Mechanism reports are drafted according to the structure established in advance: 1. Basic facts about the visit (time, type of visit, members of team, interlocutors...), 2. Relevant information about the institution that the monitoring team had at its disposal before the visit (existing reports about the situation in institution), 3. Basic facts about the institution (type of institution, capacity, its description...), 4. Team activities that are implemented in the course of monitoring (actions that the visiting team conducted in order to become aware of the situation in the institution), 5. Identified factual situation in certain areas (facts that the visiting team verified as indisputable and are related to the position of persons deprived of liberty in places of detention, e.g.: living conditions, health care, nutrition, hygiene; classification, categorization; treatment, work, education; correspondence, telephone calls, visits, parcels; special rights, application of coercive and special measures, disciplinary procedures and measures; complaints and actions taken upon grievances and complaints, provision of legal aid; position of juveniles, women, minorities and LGBT persons, religious rights, post-release assistance, internal controls and visits of external subjects; transfers, suspension of sentence; disciplinary procedures against the personnel; internal oversight over the work; attitude towards the Protector of Citizens...) 6. Identified irregularities in the work of institution (identified developments that are not in accordance with the regulations and standards in force), 7. Indication to relevant provisions of domestic and international regulations and standards related to the perceived developments of work irregularities 8. Recommendation of measures for elimination of noted irregularities in work and period of time for procedure i.e. for elimination of irregularities 9. General conclusion about the situation in institution 2.5. EDUCATION OF THE PREVENTIVE MECHANISM MEMBERS The internal training of the Preventive Mechanism members is carried out in order to make them fully qualified to adequately implement all anticipated activities. The internal training is carried out through courses in the following areas: relevant international instruments and national legislation in the field of basic human rights and freedoms, rights of persons deprived of liberty and torture; modalities of monitoring of institutions, types of institutions, categories of persons deprived of liberty, tools for determining the real situation in institution and comparison of the noted situation with relevant national and international standards; competence, mandate, principles, methodology of work and goals of the Preventive Mechanism; familiarization with the questionnaires; structure and methodology of drafting of the Preventive Mechanism reports, etc. The external training is implemented with the view of professional development of the Preventive Mechanism members. 2.6. COOPERATION WITH SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS Intensive cooperation and exchange of experience with other institutions dealing with protection and improvement of position of persons deprived of liberty (international and nongovernmental organizations, similar mechanisms etc.) will be established. The Preventive Mechanism members will participate at gatherings and in study visits in the country and abroad the topic of which will be protection of rights of persons deprived of liberty and functioning of institutions that conduct monitoring of institutions where these persons are detained.

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