Figure 8. The number of visits at sobering-up stations by the National Preventive Mechanism in the years 2008 – 2010 2008 r.; 2 2010 r. ; 14 2009 r. ; 11 It follows from the findings made by representatives of the National Preventive Mechanism that the majority of the stations visited in 2001 properly performed their tasks, as laid out in the Act of 26 October 1982 on the upbringing in sobriety and counteracting alcoholism75 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) and in the Ordinance by the Minister of Health of 4 February 2004 on the methods of escorting, admitting and releasing intoxicated individuals and on the organisation of sobering-up stations or other similar establishments created by a local government unit76 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Ordinance’). a) Living conditions The Ordinance by the Minister of Health of 4 February 2004 on the methods of escorting, admitting and releasing intoxicated individuals and on the organisation of sobering-up stations or other similar stablishments created by a local government unit (Dz. U. of 2004, No. 20, item 192 as amended) Following the NPM visit at the sobering-up station in Gdańsk, it was recommended either to repair the building or to move the station to another location. The Mayor of Gdańsk in his anwer to the post-visit report, stated that he would take that into consideration in the budget planning for the coming calendar years, and that the station would either be repaired or moved into another location. Representatives of the National Preventive Mechanism have also recommended general repairs in the following facilities: Chełm, Racula near Zielona Góra and Jaworzno. Both exteriors and interiors of those buildings were obsolete and old. In their answers to the Ombudsman, heads of the above mentioned facilities informed that repairs will be carried out on day-to-day basis, according to the availability of financial means (Jaworzno) or that general repairs were planned for 2011 (the stations at Chełmno, Racula near Zielona Góra). The Station at Gliwice was recommended to revamp a wall near the entrance, while the station at Koszalin was recommended to revamp a moldy lavatory. According to the answer provided by the head of the station                                                              75 76 Dz. U. of 2007, No. 70, item 473, as amended. Dz. U. of 2004, No. 20, item 192, as amended.