46 Towards the Effective Protection of LGBTI Persons Deprived of Liberty mainstreamed and visible across the entire institution, and of raising awareness about these issues among external stakeholders. Since the creation of the working team, a chapter on gender issues (that features information on sexual orientation and gender identity) is included in every annual report of the institution. Good practice (II) Internal training on LGBTI issues for monitoring bodies Monitoring bodies may be well-meaning when examining the specific situation of LGBTI detainees, but in the absence of proper training there is a risk that monitors will make assumptions based on stereotypes or overlook situations of discrimination. There is also a risk that private interviews with LGBTI detainees will be experienced as yet more oppressive experiences, if they are not adequately conducted by monitors. In the United Kingdom, inspectors of HMIP (part of the national NPM) participated in 2012 in a workshop designed to raise awareness about the needs of and risks faced by LGBTI detainees. The participants discussed a series of scenarios in small groups, with the aim of identifying specific challenges faced by LGBTI prisoners, and how outcomes could be improved. The scenarios were based on findings from recent prison inspection reports, and on the personal experiences of a gay former detainee who helped the organisers devise the workshop. 5. Interviews with detainees When considering selection strategies for interviewing detainees, monitoring bodies should first and foremost ensure that they do everything to prevent any harm, either during the interview, or as a consequence of it. Depending on their objectives and on the context in which visits are undertaken, monitoring bodies will need to determine whether or not they ought to proactively reach out and speak to LGBTI detainees. In establishments with special units or cells dedicated to GB or trans women detainees, the selection of detainees for interviews may be more straightforward than in detention settings where such separation does not exist. Directors of closed institutions or senior staff members may often be willing to