Annual report 2011: Spain’s National Preventive Mechanism at the CNP district station in Huelva stands out positively there was no glass in the windows of some cells), Ayamonte (Huelva) and El Ejido (Almería), the GC headquarters in Castelló/Castellón, the GC barracks in Aljaraque (Huelva) and El Ejido (Almería), the local police stations in Algete (Madrid), Berja (Almería) and Valverde del Camino (Huelva) and the courthouse in Ayamonte (Huelva). It is reported that since the inspection by the NPM temperature conditions at the GC headquarters in Castellón and the barracks in El Ejido (Almería) have been improved, and that at the barracks in Aljaraque (Huelva) installation of a heat pump is pending authorisation of funding. The DGP reports that renovation work is to be carried out at the CNP establishments in question to solve the shortcomings observed. On the other hand, the presence of an individual climate control system with a separate programmer for controlling each cell at the CNP district station in Huelva stands out positively. The Department of Governance and Justice of the Regional Government of Andalusia reports that temperature readings are to be taken at the courthouse in Ayamonte (Huelva) and measures to correct any shortcomings found will be taken accordingly. Heating controls in the cells of the CNP district Photo 19 station in Huelva Problems of ventilation and unpleasant smells were detected 78  66. Problems concerned with ventilation and unpleasant odours were detected at the GC barracks in El Ejido (Almería) and Las Rozas (Madrid), the local police station in Sueca and the courthouse complex in Huelva. It is reported that the ventilation at the barracks in El Ejido (Almería) has been improved by installing a heat pump. In regard to the courthouse complex in Huelva, the Department of Governance and Justice of the Regional Government of Andalusia has reported that a malfunctioning extractor fan is to be repaired. Some of the detainees interviewed at the Central Registry of Detainees in Madrid were asked about the ventilation in the cells at the district police stations in Madrid where they had been held. In general their opinion was that it was poor: “… there is no ventilation, it smells awful”, “bad smells in the cells”. Finally, unpleasant odours were also detected in the changing rooms used by the officers stationed at the CNP district station in the port of Almería. The DGP reports that this problem will be corrected.   THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN