4.6 Visits to police stations Total Adopted Rejected Realised No data Legend Number of recommendations 204 66 27 107 4 General In 2016, we visited 34 police stations (PS) in Slovenia (Bled, Brežice, Celje, Domžale, Dravograd, Gorišnica, Idrija, Kranj, Kranjska Gora, Krško, Laško, Litija, Ljubljana Bežigrad, Ljubljana Šiška, Ljubljana Vič, Maribor I, Maribor II, Novo mesto, Ormož, Ptuj, Radovljica, Ravne na Koroškem, Sevnica, Slovenj Gradec, Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenske Konjice, Šentjernej, Šentjur pri Celju, Škofja Loka, Tolmin, Trbovlje, Trebnje, Tržič and Vrhnika). All visits were unannounced and conducted as part of regular pre-planned supervision. The police officers are well-informed of the duties and powers of the NPM, so our work was always smooth during our visits. After every visit, the group that conducted it drafted a report with findings and recommendations, which was submitted for discussion to the Ministry of the Interior (MNZ) and the visited PS, which then provided their response. The reports were prepared on the basis of examining detention rooms, an interview with the PS management and on the basis of reviewing the documents of randomly selected detention cases. The MNZ regularly responded to our recommendations and, in most cases agreed with our findings or recommendations and assured us that some deficiencies had been already eliminated or improvements planned. From a total of 204 recommendations, 107 were realised, 66 were accepted (but not yet realised, mostly due to lack of money), 27 recommendations were rejected, and the MNZ did not state its particular opinion on four recommendations. The visits took place according to the standard procedure: the group, consisting of representatives of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia and at least one contractual non-governmental organisation, examined all detention rooms, including auxiliary rooms (admissions rooms, rooms for aliens and a lawyer, storage facilities and recreation area). During the general examination of PS, we paid attention to suitable access for the disabled; we reviewed the changing rooms for police officers and noted their division into male and female sections. We also inspected intervention vehicles (facilities for transporting persons deprived of their liberty) if these were at PS during our visit. The discussion with the management of PSs (usually with the commander, assistant commander or a duty officer) was conducted next, during which we reviewed documentation of randomly selected detention cases. During each visit, we also obtained statistical data on the number of the detainees at the PS in 2016 (from 1 January 2016 to the date of the visit). For the most part, we assessed the equipment of rooms for detention and implementation of other procedures with detained persons as suitable. Regarding the equipment, we submitted 49 proposals, of which 27 were accepted for discussion, 15 were realised, 6 were not accepted, while the MNZ did not state its opinion on one proposal. Most of our proposals entailed financial consequences, which is why only a small number of proposals was realised, or only those proposals were realised which did not result in substantial costs or were necessary to implement detention smoothly and safely. Detention premises were clean; our proposals in this section (5 were made, 2 of which were realised and 3 accepted for discussion) referred only to the provision of the above-standard of cleanliness. As per the standards of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, we requested during this year’s visits that other premises where a person is not detained but where they are admitted, heard or interrogated, also be equipped with a video surveillance system. A total of 28 proposals were made relating to the installation of video surveillance equipment or provision of audio or video recording equipment, only 4 of which were realised (17 proposals were accepted for discussion and 7 rejected), which can be again ascribed to the poor financial situation. From a total of 11 proposals relating to food and drinking water for detained 108 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE NPM IN 2016 NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM UNDER THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE UN CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT