Cooperation and communication Assessment tool paragraph NO Partial YES Comments 215. Has the NPM established a strategy for cooperation with other national and international actors, including the SPT on follow-up of cases of suspected or documented torture or ill-treatment and cases of possible reprisals? 43    216. Does this strategy encompass cooperation with a wide range of national actors such as non-governmental organizations, trade unions, concerned social and professional organizations, universities and qualified experts, Parliament and Government departments, while also taking due account of trends in philosophical or religious thought? 43    217. Is special attention paid to creating relations with civil society members devoted to addressing vulnerable groups? 43    218. Has the NPM established a strategy for making its mandate and work known to the general public? 44    219. Has the NPM established a simple, accessible and confidential procedure through which the general public might provide it with relevant information? 44    220. Does the NPM ensure that important concrete and contextual observations arising from its visits to institutions and stemming from other reliable sources are categorised, filed and regularly processed? 45    221. Does the NPM ensure that such observations are shared with the authorities? 45    222. Does the NPM ensure that such observations are used for the ongoing planning of work and further development of its strategies? 45    223. Does the NPM ensure that its recommendations and the responses from the authorities are categorized, filed and regularly processed? 45    224. Does the NPM ensure that its recommendations and the responses from the authorities are used in subsequent dialogue with the authorities? 45    225. Does the NPM ensure that its recommendations and the responses from the authorities are used for the ongoing planning of work and for the further development of its strategies? 45    226. Does the NPM prioritise the most problematic issues and institutions? 46    227. Does the NPM ensure that it does not exclude any particular form of institution or geographical area and any other NPM task (other than visiting) from the scope of its work? 46    Systematization of experiences Prioritizing resources 64 I PREVENTING TORTURE: THE ROLE OF NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISMS – A PRACTICAL GUIDE