2.7.3. Records and registers of detained persons The general conclusion of the team of the National Preventive Mechanism is that the registers are filled in neatly and legibly and that there is a logical flow and following of the events in the books, without crossing out in any of the sections. However, from our detailed insight into the records and registers, we have identified the following shortcomings: From the inspection of the Records for Detained Persons, NPM stated that, despite the fact that the data in this book correspond to the data listed in the Book of Daily Events and it is kept annually, there were omissions in the records of detainees. Namely, there was a lack of data in the section that refers to the date and time when the person was released, which indicates, above all, inactivity, but at the same time alludes to the intentional concealment of data. During the inspection of the Records filed by citizens against police officers, the NPM team found the same practice as in other police stations of general competence, lacking information in the sections on the measures undertaken against the police officer to whom the complaint relates, because the police station never receives feedback from the Department of the Interior on the progress and outcome of the proceedings. From the inspection performed by the NPM team in the Records for the use of means of coercion, it was concluded that the book was kept clearly and orderly, all sections were completed, the most common means of coercion used in PS Kratovo are physical force and handcuffs. None of the cases of used means of coercion ended with consequences, and all cases were assessed as well-founded. The NPM team, during the inspection of the documentation in the Police Station Kratovo, inspected the files of persons who were detained, deprived of liberty or detained at the police station. From the performed inspection, it is concluded that the folders are kept neatly and contain all the documents. 2.7.4. Recommendations and actions upon recommendations The Ombudsman - NPM prepared a Special Report on the ascertained conditions of the visit with specific recommendations, which it submitted to the Ministry of Interior, as well as to the Commander of the Kratovo Police Station. Until the preparation of the Annual Report, the Ministry of Interior did not provide any feedback, so the following is an overview of the recommendations given and the responses by the Commander of the Police Station Kratovo. www. ombudsman.mk 61