Short-term Deprivation of liberty of prison cells with their weapon without a charger, which did not prevent the weapon from keeping a bullet in its chamber. The Directorate General of the Po­ lice has reminded this facility of the existing service order in this respect, in­ structing that weapons should be left at the safety deposit box located in the office of the Security Service, and has encouraged its compliance by all the staff as­ cribed to the police station, and most especially by the Security Service. Weapon stands at the Local Police station Photograph 3 in Bilbao (Biscay) 28. Instruction 12/2009 from the Office of the Secretary of State for Security, applicable to the Spanish National Police Force and to the Civil Guard, esta­ blishes that the Detainee Record of Custody and Registration should include all the difficulties pertaining to the latter, as well as any relevant incidents which may occur. Even though in previous reports it has been pointed out that in many of the visited facilities this Record was not properly completed and that the managing bodies of both police forces have reminded the compulsory compli­ ance of said instruction, during the visits carried out in 2012 shortcomings have been again detected, with the exception of the Superior Police Department of the Spanish National Police Force in Logroño (La Rioja), and the Spanish National Police Force stations in Malaga, Medina del Campo (Valladolid) and Merida (Badajoz). However, good practices were detected at the Spanish National Police Force such as the aforementioned Superior Police Department in Logroño (La Rioja). There, the existence of individualized sheets for the control of minors in detention was observed, where all the incidents of the minor’s chain of custody were noted down, recording also the belongings which had been taken away from them. At the Spanish National Police Force station of Vigo-Redondela (Ponteve­ dra), apart from the mentioned book, a document prepared by the Head of Secu­ rity is completed, including all the incidents taking place in the prison cells, taking note of the date, the number of the official report, the custody officers and the detainee that was involved. THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN The Detainee Record of Custody and Registration should include everything that may affect the detainee, as well as any relevant incidents 45

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