190. On 15 February 2016, the Ombudsman appeared before the United Nations Subcommittee for the Prevention of Torture (SPT) in Geneva, to report on the NPM’s activities. Appearance of the Ombudsman before the Subcommittee for the Prevention of Torture 191. As foreseen in Article 23 OPCAT, the 2015 annual report was registered at the Congress of Deputies (20 July 2016) and forwarded to the SPT (13 September 2016). 192. The Ombudsman appeared before the Joint Committee on Relations with the Ombudsman of the Spanish Parliament on 21 February 2017, to present the 2015 NPM Annual Report. Furthermore, on 20 December 2016, this Joint Committee was informed of the NPM’s visit to the Aluche CIE on 26 and 27 October. 129