PP ANNUAL REPORT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF ACTIVITIES OF THE NPM N PM Home for Adult Persons with Mental Impairments Zagreb, “Mirkovec” branch Steps taken following recommendations Recommendations Consider amendments to Article 27 of the House Rules of the Home. An amendment to Article 27 has been prepared and a meeting of the Professional Council of the Home has been scheduled where amendments to some House Rules will be made. To reduce the number of beds in some rooms and provide cupboards for personal items of residents. A reduction in the number of accommodated residents is taking place, surplus beds are being removed and cupboards for personal items of residents and other equipment have been provided. 3.2. Informing the public In order for the basic information and news about the NPM activities to be accessible to both domestic and the interested international public, at the beginning of July 2012, on the website of the Ombudsman, an NPM page was started (http://npm.ombudsman.hr ). The page presents, both in Croatian and English, the legislative framework, news on the organisation and the competences of the NPM in the Republic of Croatia, as well as information on the work and the activities of the NPM. With the aim of informing persons deprived of their liberty about the powers and competences of the NPM, the Ombudswoman developed information leaflets (The NPM in the Republic of Croatia, The Rights of Prisoners and Their Protection, and The Ombudsman’s Role in the Protection of the Rights of Prisoners) and a promotional poster which is given to persons deprived of their liberty during NPM visits. 3.3. International cooperation In September 2012, a meeting was held in the Ombudsman’s Office with the CPT delegation during their regular visit to the Republic of Croatia. The members of the delegation were interested in the organisation and working methods of the NPM, its current activities, the number of staff carrying out NPM work, the financial means available to the NPM and other relevant information. One of the items on the agenda of the meeting was the cooperation of the NPM with the relevant ministries and an assessment of the level of respect for human rights of persons deprived of their liberty in prisons and in psychiatric and social welfare institutions. 27