CAT/OP/BRA/2/Add.1 recommendations from various government agencies, as well as from civil society, which was able to express itself through a public survey. 75. The Resolution should be used as a benchmark for all prison-related construction in the country. The Basic Guidelines for Prison Construction steer implementation of the National Prison System Support Programme, with the construction of new facilities or the refurbishment of older ones using federal resources subject to the adoption of an appropriate framework for security and for respect of the human person.19 76. The preparation and proposal of such standard projects implies a significant qualitative leap in the administration of domestic prison policy. Several federal entities have transferred responsibility for the formulation of projects to the private sector, especially when, as experience shows, there are shortages of technical teams. Since, in most cases, the companies do not have the appropriate expertise for such projects, the facilities were not always conceived in a manner consistent with the ideal aims and circumstances of incarceration. 77. On 26 December 2013, Provisional Decree No. 630 was published, proposing an amendment to Act No. 12462/2011 with regard to the differentiated regime for public procurement in Brazil. Provisional Decree No. 630 makes it possible, through the differentiated public procurement regime to award engineering contracts for the construction, expansion and refurbishment of correctional facilities and socio-educational establishments for minors in conflict with the law. This regime provides for swifter and simpler procedures for awarding construction contracts. The Decree requires the approval of Congress and is currently being reviewed by a joint committee of deputies and senators. E. Oversight bodies 78. The Brazilian State shares the Subcommittee’s view that the existence and success of ombudsmen specific to the prison system are vital to the struggle against torture and corruption. Thus the Federal Government, through the Office of the National Prison Ombudsman, encourages the creation of state-level ombudsmen with operational autonomy. 79. The Federal Government recommends that states should create specific ombudsmen to oversee policies affecting persons deprived of their liberty. The country currently has 15 state prison ombudsmen’s offices. 19 20 State Office of the Ombudsman Acre Office of the Ombudsman, Institute for Prison Administration Alagoas Office of the Ombudsman for Prisons, Executive Secretariat for Social Rehabilitation Amazonas Office of the Ombudsman for Prisons Bahia Office of the Ombudsman, Prison Administration Goiás Office of the Ombudsman, Goiás State Agency for the Prison System The National Prison System Support Programme is further detailed in section 5 of the present document. GE.14-42059