Part I In his subsequent general intervention of 13 October 2015169 to the deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Police, the Deputy CHR pointed to the need to ensure appropriate technical conditions for persons with disabilities with regard to the overall infrastructure (entrance to the police station, rooms for detainees, sanitary facilities), in order to ensure to disabled detainees and persons to sober up the possibility to move independently and to be selfdependent. In the letter, the Deputy CHR reminded, at the same time, that disability does not only mean using a wheelchair or crutches. It also applies to persons with sensory dysfunctions, for whom appropriate conditions are needed. In his reply of 27 October 2015170 the deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Police presented tabular information on measures taken to adjust the designated PDRs to the needs of persons with physical disabilities and wheelchair users. Notably, for 7 of the 16 units to be adjusted, no deadline for completing the works was indicated. Moreover, the information on the units that the Police considered adjusted indicated the existence of only partial adjustment to the needs of persons with physical disabilities (e.g. adjustment of a toilet only, but not a shower). The deputy CHR, on 17 December 2015, again requested the Commander-in-Chief of the Police171 to provide information on the progress of PDRs’ adjustment to the needs of persons with disabilities, as planned for the period 2016-2019, and of adjustment of those units for which no specific deadlines had been set. In his reply of 4 February 2016172, deputy Commanderin-Chief of the Police explained that the Voivodeship Police Headquarters which had not determined the deadlines for the investments concerned, or only indicated the timeframes for the PDR modernization works, were either planning the construction of new premises or were developing technical design documentation for the said investment projects. The situation was verified again by the Deputy CHR at the end of 2016173. In his reply of 9 November 2016, the deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Police concluded that regardless of the circumstances which lead to the ex Letter of the Deputy CHR of 13.10.2015 to the Deputy of Commander-in-Chief of the Police, ref. no. KMP.570.I.2014. 170 Reply of the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Police of 27.10.2015, ref. no, EK-6843/15. 171 Deputy CHR’s general intervention of 17.12.2015 to the deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Police, ref. no. KMP.570.I.2014. 172 Reply of the Commander-in-Chief of the Police of 4.02.2016, ref. no. EK-695/16. 173 Deputy CHR’s general intervention of 11.10.2016 to deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Police, ref. no. KMP.570.I.2014. 169 59