examine the facilities where persons deprived of their liberty are kept; - to have free access to all information concerning the places and institutions where persons deprived of their liberty are kept; - to have free access to all information concerning the number of persons deprived of their liberty in the visited places or institutions; - to have free access to all information concerning the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty in accordance with the law; - to have private interviews with persons deprived of their liberty by choice and without the presence of the officials of the visited place or institution of detention; - to talk to other persons who may provide relevant information regarding the suspected violation of human rights by the treatment given in the place or institution visited. Article 6 The People’s Ombudsperson shall prescribe the appointment procedure and the work of the representatives of associations registered for the performance of the activities in the field of human rights, the representatives of the academic community, or experts referred to in Article 2, paragraphs 1 and 3 of this Act. Article 7 Persons participating in the activities carried out by the National Preventive Mechanism are bound to keep secret all personal data on the persons deprived of their liberty which they acquire in the performance of their work. Article 8 (1) Minutes shall be taken of the visit referred to in Article 3, paragraph 1, indent 1 of this Act and signed by all the persons who have taken part in the visit. (2) On the basis of the minutes referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the People's Ombudsperson shall write a report on each visit and send it to the visited place or institution, and in the case of any irregularities detected during the visit, the report shall also be sent to the body competent for the supervision of the visited place or institution. (3) If any forms of torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment are discovered during the visit, the People’s Ombudsperson shall warn and give recommendations to the visited place or institution where the violations have occurred. Upon such warning or recommendations given by the People’s Ombudsperson, the body or the institution where such violation has been established is bound to take measures within the deadline specified in the report and inform the People’s Ombudsperson without delay on such measures. If the body or the institution fails to take measures within the deadline given by the People’s Ombudsperson, or does not follow his recommendations, the People’s Ombudsperson shall inform the Croatian Parliament accordingly. (4) Upon the delivery of the report, the persons taking part in the activities of the National Preventive Mechanism are authorised to carry out a control examination of the place or institution where the cases of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment were found. Article 9 The People’s Ombudsperson shall write and publicise his or her annual report on the performance of the activities of the National Preventive Mechanism and send it to the Croatian Parliament before 1 July of the current year for the previous year. Article 10 The funds for the activities of the National Preventive Mechanism shall be allocated in the State budget as a special item within the budget assigned to the People’s Ombudsperson’s Office. Article 11 (1) The representatives of associations registered for the activities in the area of the protection of human rights and the representatives of the academic community referred to in Article 2, paragraph 1, as well as the independent experts referred to in Article 2, paragraph 3 of this Act, are entitled to corresponding remuneration for the work carried out by the National Preventive Mechanism. (2) The amount of remuneration referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be established by a separate decision issued by the People’s Ombudsperson. Article 12 The People’s Ombudsperson shall issue the regulation referred to in Article 6 of this Act within two months from the day of the entry into force of this Act. Article 13 This Act shall enter into force on the eighth day following its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia. Class: 004/01/10-01/04 Zagreb, 28 January 2011 CROATIAN PARLIAMENT President of the Croatian Parliament Luka Bebić, m.p.