Police stations If the log documents show why supervision would appear to be useful in the visited police station or if the conversations with the law enforcement officers indicate that this type of support is not known in the station, the NPM informs the Federal Ministry of the Interior in its function as employer. Examination of the results of the information initiative As announced in 2019, the NPM contacted the Federal Ministry of the Interior in 2020 to learn the results of the evaluation of the information initiative on the promotion of supervision (see NPM Report 2019, p. 175). Increase in applications up the end of December 2019 The Federal Ministry of the Interior presented that the number of applications for supervision had increased substantially from the end of December 2017 to the end of 2019 and attributed this to the information initiative. The drop in the numbers of applications in the first and second quarters of 2020 was understandable in view of the COVID-19 situation. The information homepage on the intranet is continually updated. In addition, the Ministry promised the revision of the existing supervision decrees, the development of a supervision folder and specific eLearning module, continuous quality assurance as well as training programmes for increasing the awareness of the staff. Ministry promises further improvements The psychological service of the Federal Ministry of the Interior shared the recommendation of the NPM to present and offer the supervision programme already during the two-year police training. Trainee policemen and policewomen can apply for supervision at any time as an officer. There are also opportunities for reflection and teaching staff who are trained as peers available during basic police training. The resonance for these programmes is positive. The NPM also addresses supervision and its advantages in the training content it teaches. The NPM welcomes the efforts of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and shared the view that the employer is not exclusively responsible for availing of the supervision programme. The Human Rights Advisory Council also favoured voluntary use when asked for an estimation by the NPM in 2015 (see NPM Report 2015, p. 137 et seq.) Evaluation of the measures to date 161 In December 2020, the NPM contacted the Federal Ministry of the Interior again and requested current information, in particular regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the numbers of applications in the third and fourth quarter 2020. A statement of opinion from the Federal Ministry of the Interior that covered all of the questions was not yet available at the time of editing this report. However, the Ministry forwarded the NPM a new decree on the topic of supervision, coaching and mediation for all employees.