Implementation of the Duties and Powers of the National Preventive Mechanism in 2012 Visit to the Asylum Centre and the Aliens Centre Visit to the Aliens Centre The visit to the Aliens Centre was not announced. It was carried out on 3 October 2012. During the visit, an introductory interview with the assistant of the Head of the Aliens Centre was carried out. This was followed by an inspection of accommodation areas and other premises in the facility, interviews with employees, foreign nationals and international protection applicants and finished with a concluding discussion. The official capacity of the Aliens Centre is 220 places. At the time of the visit, there were 12 foreigners in the Aliens Centre, together with three applicants for international protection whose movement had been limited. In its report on the visit, the NPM particularly commended the following: • that workshops for the hand-made production of various products are still organised by social workers responsible for foreign nationals; • that reports of the social service are kept in a new way which records which of the foreign nationals has taken part in the various activities; • • that a list of medical conditions which have been treated is kept in the medical consulting room (similarly to those used in any out-patient clinic), and that some of these lists are arranged also retrospectively; that prescriptions of medical treatment are written down on special forms introduced into the Aliens Centre a few months prior to the visit and that the establishment also keeps a special register (registration in a notebook entitled Annual Report Data Collection) in which special events are described (self-induced injuries, suicide attempts, etc.); • that as many sports activities as possible are provided for foreign nationals; • that a computer room has been set up. It was, however, proposed by the NPM that options be examined to enable foreigners to spend much more time outdoors. According to the recommendation by the NPM, the Aliens Centre should encourage social workers (considering also the small number of foreigners) to actually start motivating foreigners (even more) to take up activities, and not to laze around in their accommodation areas; also, social workers should analyse reports on activities and determine on this basis which activities are more interesting for foreigners and plan them accordingly. National Preventive Mechanism in the Republic of Slovenia under the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 101