Report of the Commissioner for Human Rights on the activities of the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture in Poland in 2017 Good practices to share The NMPT pays attention to good practices and interesting solutions when visiting police emergency centres for children. The following noteworthy procedures and practices were observed in the police emergency centre in Katowice: ƒƒ The rules and regulations of the Police Emergency Centre for Children were written in a more child-friendly manner - as a concise list of rights and obligations - and placed in almost all facilities in the centre, ƒƒ If a child says he/she is hungry, a meal is provided, even before the lapse of 5 hours from placing the individual in the centre, ƒƒ If a minor is expected to participate in official proceedings outside the centre and it can take a long time, dinner is ordered for him/her, ƒƒ Police officers organize collections of games and books for the residents of Police Emergency Centres for Children, ƒƒ Every time a juvenile person is refused admission to the established, a note is prepared with a detailed explanation of such a refusal. 36