National Preventive Mechanism Annual Report 2009–10 Section four National Preventive Mechanism member profiles T his section features a profile of each of the 18 members of the NPM, providing an overview of their remits and the type of detention they visit and for which they are designated. It also includes information about the extent to which they comply with OPCAT, the impact that membership of the NPM has had on their organisation, a summary of their activities in 2009–10 and some key issues that have arisen during their visits to places of detention. A nineteenth profile, of independent custody visitors in Scotland, is also included. Although they have not been separately designated as part of the UK’s NPM, they have been visiting police custody for many years and it is likely they will be designated in the near future. More detailed information about each organisation can be found on their own websites and in their individual annual reports.11 11 A list of websites is given at Appendix 2. 22