Section six Looking ahead – year four In 2012–13, the NPM members have continued to monitor the treatment and conditions of detainees and contribute to the effective implementation of OPCAT in the UK. They will continue to monitor the implementation of their recommendations, including those made in this report, with a view to preventing ill-treatment in all places of detention. In addition, the members will continue to develop the coordination of the NPM, as outlined in the business plan for 2012–13. This will include: • facilitating discussions between NPM members operating in different jurisdictions about de facto detention, and exploring the distinction between a restriction and a deprivation of liberty. These discussions will take place primarily between NPM members that monitor health and social care settings • examining key issues of relevance to monitoring detention, such as the use of solitary confinement and the searching of detainees • assessing the extent to which recommendations by NPM members are implemented and reviewing how to make effective recommendations • developing the role and work of the steering group • developing the relationship between the NPM members and external stakeholders, including the SPT and the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT). This will include inviting a member of the SPT to visit representatives of the IMBs in England and Wales to learn more about the lay monitoring aspect of the UK’s NPM. The NPM members also liaised with the CPT during its visit to the UK in 2012, providing it with information about concerns in places of detention across the UK. 43