CONSOLIDATED REPORT In connection with the above violations, which were noted in the NPM team reports, we give the following recommendations: 1) It is necessary to ensure the implementation of the provisions of the standard minimum rules for the treatment of prisoners (“Nelson Mandela Rules”), adopted on May 21, 2015, by harmonizing this provision with the departmental subordinate acts of the Committee of the penitentiary system of the MIA of the RoK; 2) It is necessary to introduce into the educational process the preparation and professional retraining of the staff of the penitentiary system, of national guard servicemen and to introduce special courses to study the recommendations of the “Nelson Mandela Rules” 3) It is necessary to form the practice of conducting training seminars in a training format for the effective interaction of correctional institutions employees and members of the PMC in the process of public control; 47 4) It is necessary to confirm the existence of a issue with living quarters for convicts and their sanitary and hygienic provision, and take into account the decision of the Security Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated May 25, 2011, to find resources for repairing the premises of correctional institutions under the Department of the penitentiary system and creating proper sanitary conditions, providing in reality the necessary living conditions for the convicts with disabilities; 5) In view of the unresolved issues of ensuring the right of convicts for health protection and obtaining qualified medical assistance, it is necessary to intensify the procedure of transferring the sector of medicine in prisons to civilian health care sector. 6) In order to increase the transparency of penitentiary institutions, it is necessary to provide convicted persons with legal access to the internet, as well as the possibility of using video-conferencing, skypetechnologies, which contribute to greater transparency of