17 police stations, detention units, prisons, psychiatric hospitals, stationary-type social welfare institutions, vulnerable groups: women, disabled persons and minors). The Protector of Citizens established working methodology, procedures, and assignments of the team members during the visits, designed questionnaires, defined structure and created samples of reports on visits to the institutions. The Protector of Citizens in cooperation with Provincial Ombudsman and selected NGOs prepared the plan of visits to be undertaken by the NPM in 2012. It was planned for Serbian NPM to undertake regular visits to all institutions where PDLs are placed within the first four years of its operation. For the purpose of creating conditions for the efficient performance of the NPM, material resources were provided. For the purpose of performing duties of the NMP, within the premises of the Protector of Citizens, two offices fully outfitted and a van for the transport to the institutions at which team members conduct visits were provided. The Protector of Citizens submitted his report to the National Assembly and other competent authorities on activities related to NPM setting-up, from the moment of its designation in mid 2011 up to the end of 201159. The report has been published on the website of the Protector of Citizens60, while its English version was sent to the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture61. 4. Methodology, resources and organization of the NPM in 2012 4.1. Metodology of the NPM The complexity of the NPM tasks, especially of the NPM model in Serbia, requires working in accordance with the methodology which ensures efficient execution of the NPM mandate. 59 Posted on the web page of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cat/opcat/docs/Serbia_JulyDec2011.pdf 60 Protector of Citizens’ web page www.zastitnik.rs/attachments/Izvestaj%20NPM%20final.pdf 61 Web page of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cat/opcat/docs/Serbia_JulyDec2011.pdf