Section three Five years of the UK NPM - reflecting and looking ahead of ethnic and minority groups among visitors. Fifty per cent of members thought they complied partially, 11% did not comply and only 39% fully complied. • Lower levels of reported compliance with the requirements set out by the SPT relating to NPMs’ responsibility to prevent reprisals arising from their work. Members reported 65% compliance with the different aspects of the SPT’s guidance and non-compliance with 13%. This issue had already been identified within the UK NPM and action had been taken by some members. Article 19 compliance 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 19(a) N/A 19(b) 19(c) Not Currently compliant Partially compliant Fully compliant Members identified the lowest levels of compliance with issues relating to their visiting/monitoring functions. Some of the areas where members identified greatest scope for strengthening their work were around their criteria for selecting places to visit, their own internal codes of conduct and guidelines for visiting and issues relating to preventing reprisals. The fact that one NPM member is not currently conducting visits (but is designated as it has the power to do so) also contributed to this lower overall result. Other findings from the self-assessment Among the other findings from the self‑assessment questionnaire, the NPM identified two specific issues warranting further attention. • Lower levels of reported compliance with the requirement that NPMs have a gender balance and adequate representation Other areas identified as warranting further progress included the way members report on, disseminate and publish their work, and their work in relation to individual cases. Assessment of the coordination function of the NPM identified several areas for improvement, including its external national and international partnerships, mechanisms for providing simple and accessible information to the public, awareness-raising and training. Conclusion The overall findings from the self-assessment exercise were presented by the NPM coordination at the five-year anniversary event, and the detailed findings were discussed internally by NPM members in a business meeting. This ensured that the self‑assessment findings fed into the discussion and identification of areas for future NPM development and the 2014–15 business plan. While OPCAT sets out basic powers that each member of the UK NPM must have, and members are designated on the basis of this, it does not mean that all functions have to be undertaken by all members at all times, but rather that 39