Annual report 2011: Spain’s National Preventive Mechanism system fitted considerably improves the security of the area, as custodial officers no longer need to come into contact with detainees to escort them to the toilets. The DGP and the DGGC report that the shortcomings detected in the establishments visited in terms of fire-fighting equipment in cell areas are to be corrected Lighting in the cells inspected varied considerably. The best conditions were those at the Ertzaintza station in Irun (Gipuzkoa) and the local police station in Valverde del Camino (Huelva) 76  63.  Following the inspection visits made this year requests had to be submitted for the implementation of an evacuation plan in case of fire in the cell areas at the CNP district station and the GC barracks in El Ejido (Almería), and for the provision of sufficient fire detection and extinguishing systems at the Regional Police headquarters in Granada, the GC headquarters in Castellón, the GC barracks in Las Rozas (Madrid) and the local police stations in Berja (Almería), La Carolina (Jaén), Sueca (Valencia) and Valverde del Camino (Huelva), in line with the criteria established in paragraphs 65 and 103 and elsewhere in the Annual Report 2010. The DGP reports that measures will be taken to correct the shortcomings detected at the district police station in El Ejido (Almería) and that those observed at the Regional Police headquarters in Granada have already been corrected. Similarly, the DGGC has ordered the preparation of an evacuation plan for the cell area in El Ejido and reports that extinguishers are to be installed in the headquarters in Castellón and the barracks in Las Rozas (Madrid). 64.  Shortcomings continued to be observed in lighting conditions in some of the cells at the establishments inspected. As pointed out in paragraph 51 and elsewhere in the Annual Report 2010, this means subjecting detainees to an unnecessary inconvenience. Such shortcomings were observed in the CNP district station in Guadalajara, the GC barracks in El Ejido (Almería) and the courthouse complex in Albacete. The relevant authorities report in all cases that lighting conditions will be assessed and corrected if necessary. On the other hand the lighting in some of the cells at the CNP district station in Huelva, the GC headquarters in Cuenca, the Ertzaintza station in Irun (Gipuzkoa) and the local police station in Valverde del Camino (Huelva) can be classed as excellent: they have windows that give onto the exterior and let natural daylight into the cells. This last station has a dimmer system for adjusting the brightness of the artificial light in the cells, which is also considered a good practice.   THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN