CAT/OP/POL/CNPMRO/1 Statement of grounds 1. This procedure implements the obligation to ensure the protection of persons who, in connection with the mandate performed by the NMPT, forwarded to its representatives information regarding the visited establishment. The prohibition of any reprisals against such persons by the authorities of the visited places is expressed explicitly in Article 21 of the OPCAT. 2. The procedure provides that everyone who has suffered any form of reprisals in connection with forwarding any information to the NMPT may notify this fact to the Commissioner for Human Rights, either using his/her personal data or anonymously. 3. A notification that contains personal data of the notifying person shall be forwarded to the NMPT Team. One of its employees shall assess the content of the notification and transfer it to the specialist team competent in view of the nature of the allegations described by the notifying person. The specialist team’s member shall examine the person dealing with the examination of allegations in the substantive team shall notification and shall inform the NMPT team of the results of the examination. The designated NMPT employee shall inform the notifying person of actions taken on the case and the result of the examination. In the event the use of reprisals has been confirmed, the NMPT shall notify the violation of Article 21 of the OPCAT to the facility’s managers and supervisory bodies. 4. In the case of anonymous notifications, the NMPT may carry out an ad hoc visit to the establishment to which the application relates, in order to verify the observance of the prohibition of reprisals. 5. In order to ensure a standardized form of the notifications, a reprisals notification form shall be created and posted on the NMPT website. By: Przemysław Kazimirski NMPT Team Director 21