financing. These are the designs for RPD – Elhovo, RPD – Tvarditsa, RPD – Nova Zagora, DPD of MI - Sliven. There are designs for the construction of new buildings, in Yambol for example, but the lack of financing is once again the reason for the suspension of the implementation of the projects. The NPM found that the MI has provided funds and the construction of new premises for 24-hour detention is upcoming at the RPD in Devin, Madan and Chepelare. No steps have been undertaken to draw up designs for reconstruction although in the buildings used by some police departments there are premises which may be reconstructed for this purpose. The NPM also found detention facilities which are not suited for reconstruction. This is the case with the premise at the RPD in Rakovski, which is with an area of approximately 2 sq. m. and is located in a space under the staircase. There are locations where the detention facilities used are still of the "cage" type, such as RDP Hisar, RDP Topolovgrad, RDP Kardzhali, RDP Chepelare, RDP Ardino, RDP Momchilgrad, RDP Krumovgrad, RDP Galabovo, RDP Madan, in almost all RDPs within DPD of MI in Blagoevgrad. In these cases the NPM recommends the construction of new premises compliance with the requirements of the Instruction. Another extremely negative finding from the inspections carried out is related to the use of metal bars to which the detained persons are handcuffed in the corridors of the police departments (RPD Ihtiman). In most police departments due to the insufficient space the distribution of the detained persons is not in compliance with the principle set out in art. 24, para 2 of the Instruction. The NPM made a number of recommendations with respect to improvement of the living conditions in the premises for detained persons. Another lasting problem is the separation of servicing premises. The NPM found that servicing premises are provided in the regional departments where repairs have been carried out or where the premises have been reconstructed. These servicing (auxiliary) premises are in accordance with the requirements of art. 5, para 1, item 2 of the Instruction, including dedicated space for storage of the personal belongings of the detained persons. This is valid for some police departments, for example RD of MI Plovdiv, RDP Sliven, 1 RDP Varna, RDP Pernik, 5 RDP Bourgas, RDP Bansko. Between them and the detention facilities there is the required convenient, short and isolated connection, thus being compliant to the requirements of art. 61 of the Instruction. The access to outsiders thereto is also restricted and special entry regime is in place. It was found that in many of the other facilities only some of the servicing premises have been separated – for example, for visits and meetings with lawyers, or sanitary – hygiene premises (RPD Parvomai). Most often one and the same premise is used simultaneously as a place for admission of people and processing of detention documentation, place for visits and meetings with lawyers and as working premise (RPD Straldzha, RDP Karlovo, etc.). The existence of facilities for individuals with respect to whom the court has issued administrative sentence "detention for up to 15 days within a structural unit of the Ministry of Interior" in accordance with the provisions of art. 1, para 1, item 1 of the Decree on Combating Petty Hooliganism (DCPH) are more of an exception in the police 34