National Preventive Mechanism ¾¾ The NPM persists in its demand that the prison administration illustrates the consequences of administrative offences. ¾¾ Providing this data to inmates is preventive in nature. ¾¾ This data should provide decision-makers with a background for establishing a uniform rulings practice. Complaint management and information regarding the options for obtaining legal protection Complaint management required In last year’s report (p. 60), the NPM demanded the systematic recording and assessment of complaints so that the prison administration can quickly identify enforcement deficits and promptly respond to them by taking suitable measures. There is presently no technical means of obtaining meaningful data because complaints are not recorded in a systematic, comprehensive and structured manner. However, the Federal Ministry of Justice has since accepted the importance of complaint management as a source of information regarding deficits and options for improvement. The Federal Ministry of Justice, together with the prison administration, announced that they will seek “development options”. Chronological sequence According to the Federal Ministry of Justice, the completion of a nationwide integrated prison administration Module for administrative penalty proceedings is the prerequisite for a technical application in the form of a “complaint register”. A test run was scheduled for the autumn of 2014. The Module for administrative penalty proceedings should be placed in operation nationwide by mid-2015. By 2016, an electronic “complaint register” should be maintained in all institutions. No information on new stage of appeal During a visit to the Graz-Jakomini correctional institution, Commission 3 found that many inmates were unaware of the changes in the appeal options for administrative penalty proceedings and that recourse to the enforcement court has been available since 1 January 2014. Therefore, the commission informed the Federal Ministry of Justice of this matter. According to the response letter, the inmate cell notice board was revised and updated at the start of 2014. However, this updated version was not sent to the institutions until September 2014. Until then, the inmates have been made aware of the prevailing legal situation verbally or in writing in the instruction about legal remedies. 152