CAT/OP/SWE/1/Add.1 page 6 Several million Swedish kronor have been allocated to suicide prevention efforts. For example, over 3 800 employees have participated in an extra, one-day training programme covering issues related to suicide and acute physical illnesses. 21. In addition to this programme the Prison and Probation Service has decided to establish a project with five staff members coordinating suicide prevention work within the major remand prisons. 22. The Prison and Probation Service introduced a new training programme in 2006 that is compulsory for all staff working in prisons and remand prisons. In cases where the Swedish Parliamentary Ombudsman has forwarded criticism stemming from complaints from individuals and cases initiated by the Ombudsman herself, it has been decided that the Prison and Probation Service must review its methods and practices on a regular basis. During 2006 a total of 3 026 employees took part in the new training programme. Restrictions 23. With regard to the committee’s observations concerning restrictions, it is important to point out that, from an international point of view, relatively few people are detained while awaiting trial in Sweden. A number of those detained with restrictions would not be detained at all if there was no ground for restrictions. Sweden also has relatively short detention periods. 24. Nevertheless, the prosecutor has an obligation to limit as far as possible the restrictions on contacts with the outside world to which a detained person is subject. Restrictions should only be used when and for as long as they are necessary. 25. According to paragraph 103 of the SPT report it is not possible to appeal against a prosecutor’s decision on restrictions. It should however be noted that, under Swedish law, the prosecutor’s decision on specific restrictions can be examined by a district court, if the detained person requests it. He or she has the possibility to make such a request as early as at the first detention hearing. It is also possible for the detainee to make such a request at a later stage. 26. As noted in paragraph 113 of the SPT report, Sweden lacks official statistics on the time individuals are held on remand. The alleged average time spent in detention reported in the same paragraph seems to be based solely on one person’s opinion and therefore cannot be the basis for further considerations. A study concerning time spent in pre-trial detention is recounted in a 1997 report from the National Courts Administration (Anhållande och häktning – en utvärdering av 1996 års ändring av fristerna vid anhållande och häktning, DV rapport 1997:6). The report is based on available statistics and a study of cases from the courts conducted by the National Courts Administration. In addition, surveys were undertaken among prosecution authorities, courts and lawyers. According to the report, the average time spent in pre-trial detention (counted from the person’s apprehension until sentencing in the first instance) was 24 days. In 80 per cent of cases, the time spent in pre-trial detention was six weeks or less. According to the Prosecution Authority, there is no reason to believe that the situation has changed markedly since that study. It could also be noted that it is very rare that a person who is in detention after a judgment in the first instance is subject to restrictions. IV. CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND REQUESTED INFORMATION (paras. 121-124) 27. With regard to some of the recommendations made, it may be noted that legislation is already in place. One example is the recommendation that, in the context of each fortnightly