legal obstacle to the application of Act No. 7586 on domestic violence to same-sex couples. However, according to information received by the Committee, the authorities often fail to register or properly investigate reports of domestic violence lodged by persons with a partner of the same sex (art. 16). (25) The Committee regrets the lack of data broken down by sex and age and the lack of precision in the conceptualization of violence against women and children and the categories of analysis and variables used (art. 16). The State party should ensure the protection of all victims of domestic violence and other ill-treatment without any discrimination through the registration and investigation of all cases of torture, as well as the prosecution and conviction of those responsible for such acts. The Committee encourages the State party to set up appropriate programmes to raise awareness among the security forces of domestic violence, including sexual violence and violence against children. The Committee urges the State party to devise a system for the collection of disaggregated data, studies and analyses on the issue of violence against women and children. (26) The Committee notes with satisfaction the creation of the post of Ombudsman as a means of preventing torture under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and recommends that it should receive adequate funds to perform that function effectively. (27) The State party is urged to disseminate widely the reports it submits to the Committee, its replies to the list of issues, the summary records of the meetings and the concluding observations, and the summary records of the Committee, in the appropriate languages, by means of official websites, the media and non-governmental organizations. (28) The Committee invites the State party to submit its core document in accordance with the harmonized guidelines on reporting (HRI/MC/2006/3). (29) The State party is requested to communicate to the Committee within one year its reply to the recommendations made in paragraphs 5, 6, 7, 10 and 12 of the present concluding observations. (30) The Committee invites the State party to submit its next periodic report, the third, by 30 June 2012 at the latest. 41. Iceland (1) The Committee against Torture considered the third periodic report of Iceland (CAT/C/ISL/3) at its 826th meeting, held on 9 May 2008 (CAT/C/SR.826), and adopted, at its 831st meeting on 15 May 2008 (CAT/C/SR.831), the concluding observations as set out below. A. Introduction (2) The Committee welcomes the third periodic report of Iceland, which was prepared in accordance with the Committee’s guidelines and submitted on time. The Committee welcomes also the comprehensive written responses provided to the list of issues (CAT/C/ISL/Q/3/Add.1) and appreciates the fruitful and constructive dialogue with the State party’s delegation. B. Positive aspects (3) The Committee welcomes the State party’s ongoing efforts to comply with its obligations under the Convention and to prevent and eliminate any acts or conduct contrary to its provisions. The Committee notes, inter alia: (a) The new Application of Punishments Act, No. 49/2005, including its two regulations on the application of punishment and the training of prison warders; 58