CAT/C/46/2 members meet with State officials, NPMs, representatives of national human rights institutions, non-governmental organizations and any other person who can provide information relevant to the mandate. 6. The Subcommittee communicates its recommendations and observations confidentially to the State party, and if necessary, to the NPM. The Subcommittee will publish the report, together with comments from the State party, whenever requested to do so by the State party. However, if the State party makes part of the report public, the Subcommittee may publish all or part of the report. Moreover, if a State party refuses to cooperate or fails to take steps to improve the situation in light of the Subcommittee’s recommendations, the Subcommittee may request the Committee against Torture to make a public statement or to publish the Subcommittee report (Optional Protocol, article 16 (4)). 30 GE.11-40683