CAT/OP/POL/CNPMRO/1 NMPT, in order to gain knowledge about the specificity of such facilities, took part in the inspection of the rooms, without being divided into subgroups. Please be assured that this was a one-off situation caused by the first visit conducted at a police station. 64. Considering the fact that the NMPT Team is currently composed mostly of young employees, and bearing in mind the recommendation of the Subcommittee, please be informed that I have requested the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT), based in Geneva, to conduct training in the methodology of conducting visits to places of deprivation of liberty. Also, the NMPT training plans foresee workshops on conducting individual interviews with persons deprived of their liberty. Comments on the recommendation(s) contained in paragraph 41 65. As recommended by the Subcommittee, all Team members were reminded of the need to introduce themselves as the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture. External experts will also be informed of this rule before every visit. In addition, I would like to inform that every member of the visiting team will wear a badge “National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture” in a visible place. As mentioned, every person interviewed by the NMPT delegation will receive leaflets with information about the Mechanism, compiled as part of the campaign State without torture. Confidentiality and risk of reprisals Comments on the recommendation(s) contained in paragraph 43 66. As recommended, the Mechanism has developed a Procedure of preventing reprisals against persons and organizations that provide information to representatives of the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture. The NMPT Expert Committee was requested to issue an opinion on it. The procedure will be forwarded for approval to the Commissioner for Human Rights. Please be informed that the NMPT delegation provides information on the prohibition of reprisals to managers of the visited establishment, during every visit. In addition, every person deprived of liberty with whom the visiting team members conduct interviews is informed about the content of Article 21 of the OPCAT. The prohibition of repression is also mentioned in the NMPT distributed during the preventive visits. 67. Attached is Procedure of preventing reprisals against persons and organizations that provide information to representatives of the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture. Comments on the recommendation(s) contained in paragraph 44 68. As mentioned above, in accordance with the recommendations of the Subcommittee, the plans of training for members of the National Preventive Mechanism include: • Training in conducting individual interviews; • Training in visit conducting methodology; • Training in monitoring the implementation of the NMPT recommendations; • Training in the use of the Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (“Istanbul Protocol”). 69. However, I would like to emphasize that the implementation of the training is dependent on the financial possibilities of the CHR Office. Reporting and follow-up Comments on the recommendation(s) contained in paragraph 46 70. In connection with the recommendation of the Subcommittee, the National Preventive Mechanism has requested the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT), based in Geneva, to conduct training in follow-up of the implementation of the recommendations contained in its reports. 14