Annual report 2011: Spain’s National Preventive Mechanism Country Mexico Nº of inspections Results & other activities Noteworthy observations •  Recommendations & follow-up. •  115 of the places inspected had been visited previously. •  Activities to disseminate & promote human rights. •  Along with the annual report the NPM prepares numerous other reports for various competent authorities. •  Regular meetings are held with authorities to analyse the results of inspection visits. 424 •  Complaints from persons deprived of liberty are received and investigated. •  45 specific investigations have been conducted, with the Istanbul Protocol being applied to persons who allege torture or mistreatment. •  Recommendations. New Zealand •  There are 5 NPMs: a central unit that coordinates their work plus another four, one of which is the Ombudsman. •  The report details the activities of all 5 NPMs. 54 •  An annex with the standards applicable to inspections is included. •  A regulatory annex is included. •  Recommendations. •  Proposals for changes in regulations. Poland 80 •  Cooperation with associations & civil society in general. •  The NPM has a staff of 6, supplemented by a further 10 persons when necessary for inspection visits. •  Multidisciplinary: most staff are jurists, but there are also educators, doctors and psychologists. •  Reference is made to the budget allocation of the NPM. •  There are 1826 places of deprivation of liberty liable to be inspected in Poland. •  The CVs of the NPM members are included. UK 34  Not specified, though thousands have been made since the system was set up. •  Recommendations. •  The NPM comprises 18 organisations, coordinated by HM Inspectorate for Prisons. •  The coordination of these 18 organisations is seen as an objective in itself.   THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN