for the detention area. was desirable; provisions for individual organisational units (for the detention area, for example) had been deliberately avoided. Acceptance of wearing name badges was said to be very high among the police. No need was currently seen to change the existing arrangement against this background. Nonetheless, a renewed examination of this notice would be carried out in the context of the evaluation entitled “Introduction of the blue uniform”. The Commission of the Länder recommends The supervisory authority did not make a examining the Land-wide deployment of the separate statement regarding this point. electronic detention record, in which the medical checks are also documented. In the view of the Commission of the Länder, the electronic detention record makes it easier to document detention completely and precisely. There are also plans for regular monitoring by superiors. The endeavour could be optimised by appropriate training, particularly for smaller units as well. 3. Police stations 11, 14 and 16 in Hamburg in March 2011 The Commission of the Länder carried out inspection visits in police stations 11, 14 and 16 in Hamburg on 31 March 2011. The inspection of the facilities included the entire detention area, several search rooms, as well as the “secure room” which exists in all commissariats and is used for fixation and medical examinations, amongst other things. The Commission of the Länder also partly inspected the electronic and written detention documentation here and held discussions with the officers in situ. The Commission of the Länder also had private talks with two male individuals in custody in police station 11. According to the information provided by the head of the unit, police station 11 is responsible for the St. Georg district, which is extremely problematic when it comes to drug dealing and illegal prostitution, and has 14 detention cells offering space for a total of 25 individuals. Police station 14 has 8 detention cells with a total capacity of 17 places. The area covered by police station 16 is also considered to be problematic since it is responsible both for a part of the St. Pauli district and also partly for the Sternschanzen district. Police station 16 has ten detention cells with a total capacity of 13 places. Recommendations of the Commission of the Länder The plastic handcuffs which police station 14 has available for fixation should be replaced by bandage systems minimising the risk of injury. 70 Reaction of the Authority for the Interior and Sport (Hamburg) It is said that the fixation devices used in Hamburg can be purchased via Intrapol as an individual purchase for each police station.