Pa r t i I . establishment. In response to the letter referred to above, the centre has been out of use since 25 November 2014. In other centres, the representatives of the NPM found exploited equipment or damaged walls that were covered with numerous inscriptions117. Adjustment of establishments to the needs of the disabled was one of the issues raised at the meeting of the representatives of the NPM with representatives of the National Police Headquarters. As a result, it was found that the Police will analyse the situation and select (up to several) PDRs in each voivodeship to be fully adjusted to the needs of persons with disabilities, while police officers working there will undergo proper training. Other PDRs will not be adjusted. Disabled persons will then have to be placed in suitably adjusted PDRs. The employees of the NPM believe that having this solution implemented is of utmost importance, given that none of the PDRs visited was adjusted to the needs of the disabled118. Reference should be made in this respect to the Judgment of the ECHR of 10 July 2001 in Case Price v the United Kingdom (Application No 33394/96) in which it was found that Article 3 of the Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms was violated by placing a woman in a wheelchair in a police cell completely unsuited to her needs. Due to detention conditions, the complainant suffered from feeling cold, she had to sleep in a wheelchair, she could not use the toilet as it was installed too high and other hygiene practices were very hard for her to do. Furthermore, the complainant found it difficult to call for help as a paging system button was located out of her reach. 6. Personnel In almost all the visited establishments, personnel were trained only on issues related to methods and forms of performing tasks in the rooms for detained persons or persons brought to sober up. Due to the fact that police officers on duty in PDRs must have not only theoretical knowledge, but also a high level of interpersonal competence, there is no doubt that it is insufficient to expand only the knowledge on the methods and forms of performing duties in the rooms. In fact, the recommendation contained in § 60 of the CPT Second General Report specifies that: “(...) aptitude for interpersonal communication should be a  major factor in the process of recruiting law enforcement personnel and that, during training, considerable PDRs in: Oświęcim, Skierniewice, Sucha Beskidzka. PDRs in: Skierniewice, Nowy Tomyśl, Mońki, Lipsk, Warsaw II (Ursynów), Złotoryja, Oświęcim, Stołeczna, Nidzica, Szydłowiec, Staszów, Chrzanów, Kraśnik, Namysłów, Łowicz, Kamień Pomorski, Sucha Beskidzka. 117 118 41

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