II. Regulations regarding the implementation of inspection visits Section 6 Procedure for selecting places to be visited (1) At the beginning of each period of activity, the Joint Commission shall draw up a provisional list of places which it would like to visit during this period. (2) It shall then make a selection using the lists transmitted by the Ministries according to the size and location of the facility, potential problem areas, reports in newspapers or on individual cases. It can also take the reports of other monitoring mechanisms as an orientation here (e.g. psychiatry commissions, ombudsman facilities, CPT/SPT). The Joint Commission shall furthermore take a suitable geographical area into account when selecting the place to be visited. (3) The Joint Commission may set a topical focus for each period of activity, and shall hence restrict the selection of the places to be visited to a specific category (e.g. prisons, youth detention, psychiatric facilities, police units, etc.). Section 7 Preparation for the inspection visits The secretariat shall compile the following information in order to prepare a visit: (1) legal provisions valid in the respective Federal Land; (2) detailed information on the facility to be visited, such as its size, competence and problem areas; (3) information which the Joint Commission received from non-governmental organisations and other facilities or persons working in an area relevant for the Joint Commission; (4) a visit plan stating the provisional course of the visit and the selection of the interlocutors; (5) a list of information compiled by the management of the facility that is to be visited, as requested by the Joint Commission Where needed, further information shall be consulted and the Commission shall adjust its preparation for the visits and the course of the visits accordingly. Section 8 Implementation of the inspection visits (1) Visits may take place both announced and unannounced. (2) The visits shall as a rule be implemented by at least two members of the Joint Commission, who shall be supported by at least one full-time staff member of the secretariat. The Joint Commission may decide on the consultation of experts or interpreters for individual visits (e.g. psychologists, physicians). 129