documentation in this reporting period as well, such as incomplete documentation of when handcuffs were removed or the lack of the signatures of detained persons on transcripts and records. Usually the commissions speak to the commanders on duty regarding the avoidance of deficiencies in documentation in the course of the concluding meetings. concluding meetings Encouragingly, the Federal Ministry of the Interior not only undertook sensitisation measures at individual police stations, but also reminded all police departments of the requirement for full documentation of detentions in a decree. It was determined that the scope and content of the documentation also differed within the individual Laender. Therefore, a uniform standard for the maintenance of detention books should be created, i.e. with respect to the necessary entries.  Detentions in police stations must be seamlessly and verifiably documented. 2.6.5.4. Inadequate equipment at police stations The commissions generally discuss deficiencies of the equipment at a police station at the concluding meetings with the police station management in order to quickly obtain improvements at that location (see NPM Report 2014, p. 133 et seq.). Only in cases where no solution can be found the NPM approaches the Federal Ministry of the Interior. Elimination of deficiencies often promised while still on site In the reporting period, the deficiencies observed included a lack of hygiene, a lack of toilets for female staff, an inadequately labelled alarm button in a security cell and an inadequate heating system. Encouragingly, the Federal Ministry of the Interior eliminated many of these deficiencies. By contrast, the lack of accessibility for persons with disabilities is a point of criticism that generally cannot be eliminated – or at least cannot be quickly eliminated. The Federal Ministry of the Interior has developed a staged plan under the Federal Act on the Equal Treatment of Persons with Disabilities (BundesBehindertengleichstellungsgesetz), which provides information regarding the date when each police station should be accessible barrier-free. For about 300 police stations, which are not included in the staged plan, it is not technically feasible to provide accessibility for persons with disabilities. Therefore, these police stations must be relocated by the end of 2019 or a different organisational solution must be found. If this does not happen, the police stations that are not included in the staged plan, will no longer be acceptable as of 31 December 2019. Notwithstanding this statutory standard, the NPM considers it urgent that police stations become accessible to persons with disabilities as soon as possible.  Alarm buttons must be adequately labelled to enable detained persons to contact the guards. 140