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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.
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