governmental authorities and recommendations for the improvement of report drafting. Participants were distributed in groups and assigned specific tasks. Based on the results of the workshop, the guidelines for effective implementation of the recommendations (follow up) have been prepared. In 2017, with the support of the international non-governmental organization "Prison Reform International", Police Monitoring Tools of the National Preventive mechanism have been updated. 2.3.3. STAFF TRAINING On 1-3 May, 2017, training was held for members of the Special Preventive Group of the Public Defender within the framework of the European Union project "Support to the Public Defender's Office II". The theme of the training was: “Working Methodology and International Standards of the National Preventive Mechanism”. Participants of the training were familiarized with the concept of the prevention of torture, international standards, work tools and practical aspects of the activities of the National Preventive Mechanism. During the course of the training, special attention was paid to the standards of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture, which are aimed at protecting inmates of the penitentiary and psychiatric institutions, as well as care institutions, from ill-treatment. The training included both theoretical teaching and practical exercises. The training was led by invited expert Mykola Gnatovskyy (President of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture) and Nika Kvaratskhelia, Head of the Department of Prevention and Monitoring of the Public Defender’s Office of Georgia. On April 13, 2017 under the project of the Penal reform International and by the financial support of Open Society Georgia Foundation a workshop was held about the updated UN standard minimum rules (Mandela Rules) for the staff members of the Criminal Justice and Prevention and Monitoring departments of the Public Defender’s office. Thematic discussions were held about the interpretation of the UN Mandela rules and its comparison with the ’’European Prison Rules" and Georgian legislation. The workshop also included discussions about the challenges in current practice. 9