Višnja Gora residential treatment institution (VG RTI) The central building of VG RTI The cloister allowing movement of adolescents We visited VG RTI on 21 February 2017 and, in addition to the central building, also inspected one of the residential groups and talked to the adolescents and teachers staying there. The NPM established that the living conditions in VG RTI are appropriate, the implementation of activities exemplary, and that the institution has implemented three of the ten recommendations which were provided during the last visit on 16 April 2014, while another four have been accepted and three remained unaccepted. During the visit, the NPM repeated its recommendation1, which had already been provided on 16 April 2014, that the prepared individual plan should also be given to the adolescent for inspection and signature15, which had already been provided on 16 April 2014, that the prepared individual plan should also be given to the adolescent for inspection and signature16. Chemistry classroom Dining room Room in the residential group 15  This was the first of the three unaccepted recommendations. 16  In its response, the VG RTI explained that adolescents are present at the team meeting together with the teachers and actively participate in the preparation of the individualised programme. The adolescents do not participate in the preliminary part, where only expert associates of the RTI and the social work centre are present, as this is a professional discussion – delimitation of authorities, agreements on contacts, etc. Under special circumstances, when a security plan is required, the plan is signed by all present, including the adolescent. 78 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE NPM IN 2017 NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM UNDER THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE UN CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT