counsel must also be explicitly included in the general information sheet (“Information for a person taken into detention in accordance with item 2.2. of the Detention Code of the Land Saxony-Anhalt”). This equally applies to the right to consult a physician. The information sheet should furthermore stipulate to whom individuals in custody can turn should they have complaints regarding their treatment. Also, the information sheet should be translated into the customary, most frequently needed languages. communicated to the person to be detained in a language which is understandable to him/her, or an interpreter should be employed to communicate the information verbally. A corresponding amendment to the Act on Public Security and Order of the Land Saxony-Anhalt is said to appear to be dispensable in view of the intention to amend the Police Custody Code. With regard to their visual and linguistic design, the information forms for persons taken into detention would be revised in line with the Commission’s suggestions and better designed, making them easier to read. The revised form would be provided to the National Agency when the time came. The information form for persons taken into detention is not very intelligible with regard to its visual and linguistic design. The information only serves its purpose if it is worded in simple, comprehensible language and is easy to read. The essential rights of the individual in custody are to be clearly stressed. The Commission suggests revising the information However, the Commission of the Länder had not yet received the announced form sheets accordingly. at the time of going to print. The Commission of the Länder complains that the detention cells of Saxony-Anhalt North police directorate are not equipped with fire alarms. The Commission of the Länder notes positively that fire alarms have already been subsequently installed in the detention cells at Jerichower Land police station. The subsequent installation of fire alarms in the detention cells of the North police directorate was said to have already been ordered. A corresponding building order had been issued on 13 April 2011. Its implementation would be carried out in that year. There are neither mattresses nor blankets in the detention cells of Saxony-Anhalt North police directorate, and no blankets are available in Jerichower Land police station. The Commission of the Länder recommends providing an adequate number of washable, highly inflammable mattresses and blankets for all detention cells. It was said that the equipment of the detention cells with mattresses and blankets was examined to implement a Land-wide standard of equipment with suitable materials. The detention cells do not have any night lighting. The Commission of the Länder recommends at least equipping a certain number of the cells with additional dimmable lighting or a night light. Existing possibilities for retrofitting were being examined, in agreement with the Ministry of Finance, including the expense, and would be implemented as funds permitted. The Commission of the Länder notes positively that the officers voluntarily wear name badges when on duty. This method is explicitly welcomed, but should be bindingly ordered By decree of 4 August 2009 it was regulated that, in the interest of the further expansion of citizen-orientated police work, the voluntary wearing of name badges 69