2014-2015 REPORT ON NATIONAL PREVENTION OF TORTURE ing of the minimum living space for one detainee in police custody facilities, the Police Department informed that instead of following Item 80 of the Regulations of Activities of Custody Facilities of Territorial Police Stations approved by 29 May 2007 Order No 5-V-356 of the Police Commissioner General of the Republic of Lithuania providing for the living space of at least 5 m2, they followed the 18 January 2013 judgement of the Administrative Court of Lithuania in administrative case No A858105/2013 which explained that one person must be ensured a space which was not less than 3.6 m2. Provision for mandatory filming of interrogation, according to the Department, will not protect a suspect against violation of his/her interests or rights, because an investigator’s meetings with a suspect are also possible prior to interrogation, besides, provision for mandatory filming of interrogation could violate the rights of persons who do not wish to be filmed during interrogation. courtyards of custody facilities intended for taking a walk, to install places for detainees to rest; and to acquire clothing to be handed out to detainees who are dressed not according to the season (to clothe them temporarily). Territorial police stations were instructed to keep rubber bats in the security territory of the internal post and, if need be, to ensure their use; and agreements were concluded with translation agencies in order to guarantee the right of foreign citizens to receive information. Shortcomings identified during inspections were also taken into consideration when improving the module of the Electronic Register. The Police Headquarters of Vilnius County informed that in Trakai District Police Station, following the receipt of funding, vacant positions of officers would be filled in. In accordance with the amendments of Article 2 of the Law on Arrest Enforcement drafted by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania, the term of transfer of detainees (during a pre-trial investigation) from a remand prison to custody facilities of a territorial police station was reduced to 5 days and nights (in order to conduct procedural actions if the performance of procedural actions cannot be ensured while detainees are in a remand prison or due to the participation of detainees in the examination of cases in court; the amendments will take effect from 1 April 2016). The Police Department also approached public health centres and the State Food and Veterinary Service asking to assess possible shortcomings indicated in the report. To address the problem of sobering of detainees, the Ministry of Health set up an interdepartmental working group which also included representatives of the Police Department. The situation with the recommendations provided by the Seimas Ombudsmen, with which the Police Department did not agree, is further clarified and solutions to problems are sought in order to improve protection of human rights in police stations/headquarters. During 2015, follow-up inspections were also conducted in two police institutions – the Police Headquarters of Alytus County and Elektrėnai Police Station – in order to assess the implementation of recommendations (18) provided during inspections in 2014. Follow-up visits revealed that 8 recommendations had been implemented, while others had not been implemented or had been partially implemented (10), therefore, it was recommended to take measures to ensure the implementation of all the recommendations. The management of the police headquarters and the Not all the recommendations issued by the Seimas Ombudsmen were implemented. Regarding ensur- 25