37 Montenegro Monaco Council for civil control of police. This was legally mandated and founded in 2005. From 2010-2015 the council consisted of four individuals and support staff. General Inspectorate of Police The function of civil control of the police is to assess the application of police powers, the protection of the rights and freedoms of the citizens of Montenegro, effective implementation of the Law on Internal Affairs The General Inspectorate of Police is responsible, inter alia, for conducting internal investigations aimed at ensuring that police ethics are observed The council can only make recommendations for action to the Office of Internal Police Control or the state prosecutor. Internal organisation responsible for dealing with complaints from the public about police behaviours and actions. element to the three classic public authorities. The main function being to check the accuracy of the administration’s actions. It also has responsibility to perform preventative visits in places where people deprived of freedom are or can be located. In Montenegro the citizens’ right “to know” is guaranteed by the Constitution and the Law on Free Access to Information (FAI), as well as the ratified international treaties. The first Law on FAI was adopted in 2005. This process was completed in July 2012, by Under Order No. 765 of 13 November 2006 on the organisation and operation of the Public Security Directorate, the General Inspectorate of Police reports directly to the Government Counsellor for the Interior and acts on the instructions of the latter or of the Minister of State, as well as on the instructions of the Office of the Chief Prosecutor in the context of judicial inquiries.