2.2.7. Institutions of the Ministry of Education Within 2015 year, NPG members conducted 27 ad-hoc and scheduled visits under the OPCAT to the institutions being under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, which persons is not permitted to leave at will. 47 The visits were conducted in comply with national legislation, including the Law of Azerbaijan on Child Rights, as well as UN Convention on the Rights of Child (CRC), Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), SPT’s Rules, CPT’s standards and taking into account international experience it was considered the importance of advancement of the conditions and bringing the national legislation into line with the abovementioned international standards. The visits were conducted to Boarding School No. 5 with Limited Health Capacities and Special Boarding School No.3. The purposes of those visits were to monitor the state of preparedness in those facilities on the eve of the 15th September- Day of Knowledge, and living conditions and treatment of children who inhabited and those accepted to the facility for the first time. In the course of separate conversations with the children, including those to be accepted to school for the first time, teachers and tutors; all establishments of the facilities were monitored; the state of preparedness for the upcoming year; current condition and treatment of the residents of the facility; repair and renovation works; and provision of children with educational tools were found satisfactory. The visit was concluded with a meeting of the principal of the boarding school who was given suggestions on the basis of national laws, international standards, including CRC. During the visit to Guba Special Vocational School dorms, class rooms, training rooms and lounges, library, kitchen, canteen, bathroom, administrative rooms and the facility area were monitored; living conditions, treatment of children, the state of education and the organization of the leisure time were inspected. Children residing in the facility were held private meetings; they were interviewed about the treatment, guarantees and living conditions and also were legally consulted. Children did not complain about the treatment in the facility. Currently, it was deemed necessary to draft new act of the facility, regulating the activity of the vocational school, which was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education and to comply the living conditions with international standards and with interests of the adolescents, also the 47 See Annex 1, Diagram 1 and 3 50