Pa r t i . professional personnel members. The Human Rights Defender repeatedly stressed that the Department’s staffing prevents the HRD from having its preventive obligations fully implemented. 3. Cooperation with state bodies and NGOs Cooperation with NGOs plays an important role in the activities of the NPM. In 2014, there was, among others, a meeting with the representatives of the Coalition for the “Agreement for the Implementation of the OPCAT”. The meeting was devoted to analysing reports on visits made to juvenile shelters and juvenile detention centres. Its purpose was to assess whether the applied methodology of preventive visits to these facilities allows for collecting complete information, drawing correct conclusions and issuing appropriate recommendations. It was found during the meeting that irregularities observed by the representatives of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, i.e. a member of the Coalition, in the facilities referred to above, are in line with findings made by the representatives of the National Preventive Mechanism. In October 2014, during the seminar, entitled “Conscious Readaptation of Charges Leaving Juvenile Detention Centres – Mechanisms, Standards, Challenges”, held by the “Po Drugie” Foundation, the “Familia” Association of Family Judges and the Polish Association of Legal Education, a representative of the NPM presented the findings of preventive visits made to youth care centres, juvenile shelters and juvenile detention centres. She emphasised the strengths of these facilities and drew attention to identified irregularities and unresolved systemic problems. As part of activities undertaken by the representatives of the NPM, attention should be paid to participation in meetings, conferences and seminars during which issues of the NPM Department’s interest are discussed. In 2014, the representatives of the National Preventive Mechanism devoted much attention to the situation of juvenile mothers being charges of care, educational and social rehabilitation centres. They attended several working meetings held by the Ministry of: National Education8, Justice9 as well as Labour and Social Policy10. They were aimed at establishing a  common position on both necessary https://www.rpo.gov.pl/sites/default/files/Notatka%20ze%20spotkania%20w%20MEN%20 18%20luty%202014%20r.pdf 9 https://www.rpo.gov.pl/pl/content/zast%C4%99pca-dyrektora-zespo%C5%82u-krajowymechanizm-prewencji-marcin-mazur-wzi%C4%85%C5%82-udzia%C5%82-w-spotkaniu 10 https://www.rpo.gov.pl/pl/content/przedstawicielki-kmp-wzi%C4%99%C5%82y-udzia%C5 %82-w-kolejnym-spotkaniu-zorganizowanym-w-siedzibie-mpips 8 11