54 MONITORING OF CUSTODIAL SETTINGS IN UKRAINE: • detainees are at long held in areas not equipped for detention (offices, hallways, etc.); • rooms for conduct of investigative actions are not available, or their equipment fails to meet the established requirements. Investigative actions and other measures envisaged by the legislation of Ukraine (questioning, meeting with counsel, etc.) and necessary for comprehensive, thorough and objective investigation of the circumstances of the offenses allegedly committed by detainees are held in premises other investigation rooms, which is prohibited; • free public access to the reception area is not granted; such area may be entered via the lobby doors equipped with electronic locks and only on permission of a guard or police officer on duty on processing of ID and registration in the register of apprehended, visiting and officially invited persons; • offices doors have no plates with titles of sections (sectors) and names and official positions of the personnel, which makes it impossible to establish, if necessary, which premises were used to hold individuals who allege illtreatment on the part of the police. Nosivka District station, MIA Department in Chernihiv Region. Shortcomings identified during inspection of special vehicles of MIA authorities include the following: • • personal effective area in cells (boxes) of special vehicles is less than 0.5 square meters, which is contrary to recommendations of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment as per p. 131 of the report on its visit of 2000; height of the door of the cell is less than 1.55 m, which is not up to the Halych Ditrcit station, MIA Department in Ivano-Frankivsk Region • minimum standards; cell doors have no grated apertures for ventilation purposes;