and the case officer, as well as observe procedures on the elaboration of quarterly reports and the protocols of team meetings; the representatives of the visited units informed that the required actions were taken; ● no entertainment activities were organized on an individual or group level (the “Micul Rotterdam” Placement Centre of Constanta, the “Novaci” Family Home for the Residential Protection of Children of Pociovalistea, Gorj county; the “Casa Sperantei” Association of Campina, Prahova county).The People’s Advocate recommended that the beneficiaries should take part in more cultural and educational actions (theatre/movies) and that dancing lessons should be pursued, so as to provide them with proper conditions for the development of independent life skills, as well as better organization of entertainment and socialization during school holidays. Furthermore, it was recommended to ensure the beneficiaries’ access to the sports hall and the library (based on the beneficiaries’ statements, they were mostly kept locked), to involve the children in activities outside the Centre, to extend TV watching time, computer games, so that they meet the beneficiaries’ actual needs. The representatives of the visited units informed that the beneficiaries were encouraged to express their opinions and preferences on how to spend spare time and were included in various programmes, also in preparing shows organized with the beneficiaries. ● the existence of incomplete or mistakenly filled in documents: the visit register for the leave of beneficiaries (the “Sf. Nicolae” Placement centre of Trusesti, Botosani county), the register of deviant behaviour prevent such type of behaviour; registering, numbering and sealing all compulsory registers for the operation of the centre and writing down the taken actions (the “Casa Noastra” Placement Centre of Zagujeni, Caras Severin county; the Family Home for Residential Protection of Children “Novaci”, Pociovalistea, Gorj county). The People’s Advocate recommended that a register should be filled in and all compulsory registers for the operation of the centre should be registered, numbered and sealed; actions had to be written down in the deviant behaviour register, so as to prevent such type of behaviour. The visited institutions informed that they had taken all required actions to solve these irregularities;● insufficient communication between the centre staff 164