the reasons for the detention, detainee’s rights, and the charges)91; right to contact a relevant diplomatic or consular post, right to an interpreter and to have the applicable procedures translated92. Assessment of the recommendation’s implementation: Only in one case the recommendation has been implemented in full93. In one unit, the NMPT identified a problem with access to certified translators if detentions took place late at night or on weekends94. During the monitoring visit, at the RDP there were two Vietnamese citizens. They had no contact with any interpreter, and they did not speak Polish95. After their detention, they were given the information about the rights of people detained in connection with criminal proceedings (in Vietnamese) for signing. The other documents they were given for signing (detention report, deposit-related information, etc.) were in Polish and were signed by them without the participation of an interpreter. In one case, the NMPT found that the implementation of the recommendation could not be verified due to the fact that there were no detainees in the visited unit at the time of the visit96. The documentation kept there contained detention reports in which there were detainees’ signatures confirming that they had been informed about their rights. In the case of foreign detainees, they confirmed their knowledge of the Polish language or there were translators’ stamps on translated documents. The RDP Regulations were displayed in each of the cells. The visited units also had foreign language versions of the document. Access to an attorney or defence counsel from the outset of detention In their reports, the SPT and the CPT recommended effective measures to be taken to ensure that all persons deprived of their liberty, from the onset of the detention, have access to an independent lawyer, ensured in relevant regulations and in practice. Furthermore, all police stations should have lists of attorneys and legal advisers. The police were also called upon to develop, without further delay and in cooperation with the Supreme Bar Council, a system of legal aid for people detained by the police, that is provided for in the law and sufficiently financed. The aid should be provided to detainees who cannot afford to cover the costs of a lawyer. It should be possible to use the system since the onset of 91 CPT report, CPT/Inf (2018) 39, para. 28; SPT report, CAT/OP/POL/ROSP/1, para. 50. 92 CPT report, CPT/Inf (2018) 39, para. 28; SPT report, CAT/OP/POL/ROSP/1, points 50 and 59. 93 RDP at the Warsaw Police Headquarters, KMP. 570.3.2020. 94 RDP at the Poviat Police Station in Piaseczno, KMP. 570.6.2020 JJ. 95 The detention took place on 3 August 2020 at 17.00 and until the end of the visit by the NMPT (4 August 2020, 2:00 p.m.) no contact with an interpreter had been ensured to the detainees. 96 RDP at the District Police Station Warsaw VI, KMP. 570.1.2020. 51