CAT/OP/POL/ROSP/1 54. The Subcommittee recommends that the State party put a system into place to ensure that persons in police custody who are in need of medical treatment, including mental health care services, have rapid access to such treatment free of charge. 55. In addition, the Subcommittee recommends that the State party take appropriate steps to ensure that all persons who are arrested are promptly examined free of charge by a medical specialist who is able to work independently without a police officer present. In line with the Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Istanbul Protocol), such medical specialists should be trained in how to examine people who may have been subjected to torture or ill-treatment and on how to document such cases. (d) Right to contact a family member or other third party 56. The delegation observed that persons in police detention do not have the right to directly contact a family member or other third party to inform them on the reason of their detention. Some detainees who had requested an officer to contact family on their behalf had not received feedback on whether this had been done. 57. The Subcommittee recommends that all persons deprived of their liberty must be able to inform a family member or other third party of their detention without delay, and receive feedback on whether this has been done. The exercise of this right must not be dependent upon the goodwill or decision-making of the detaining authorities, prosecutor or investigator or the administration of the detention facility. (e) Diplomatic assistance and translation 58. Although welcoming the fact that at some police stations protocols were translated into several languages, the Subcommittee noted that detained foreigners often did not understand the procedure in Polish, nor were they offered the possibility to contact their family, consulate or embassy. 59. The Subcommittee recommends that the State party ensure that detained foreigners have the right to communicate with the diplomatic and consular representatives of the State to which they belong, as soon as possible after arrest. The Subcommittee further recommends that the State party take measures to provide means of translation to all facilities and have all procedural issues translated for them. 3. (a) Conditions of detention at police stations Material conditions 60. The Subcommittee notes as positive that the police detention centres visited generally had acceptable material conditions, with cells that were of a sufficient size and not overcrowded. They were clean and generally in a good state of repair. The Subcommittee is concerned, however, that most of the visited cells were located underground and were poorly lit and ventilated. 61. The Subcommittee recommends that the State party continue implementing measures to ensure adequate lighting and ventilation in police detention cells. 62. At night, detained persons received mattresses, blankets and pillows, which were then removed from the cells in the early morning. Detained persons reported receiving three meals per day and water was available upon request. The Subcommittee, notes, however, that no special diets were available for detained persons with special dietary requirements. 63. The Subcommittee recommends that the State party ensure that detainees in police detention are offered dietary options, including one warm meal and unrestricted access to drinking water. 64. While noting that toilets and washrooms were clean, in a good state of repair and available upon request, the Subcommittee is concerned that in some police stations there were facilities exclusively allocated for detainees with infectious conditions such as HIV/AIDS or hepatitis. 65. The Subcommittee notes that the designation of separate toilets and showers is not medically necessary and constitutes segregation as a form of discriminatory 10