Situation of deprivation of liberty was observed that one custody form was left blank, without any entry, apparently because the detainee was not confined in cells. This is not considered adequate, since the place where he remained and the officer with whom he stayed, in addition to the formalities (information of rights, summary, etc.) carried out and his release should have been entered, pursuant to Instruction 19/2005 of the Secretary of State for Security. For this reason, it appears necessary for the instructions for correct completion of the registration book to be expressly repeated. Likewise, in the light of the exhaustive review of the custody forms, only on few occasions is it recorded that the detainee is body searched on entering the facilities, even if only superficially and only one form was found recording that a full body search had been carried out, despite the fact that, in the interviews held with the detainees, most of them stated that their clothes had been removed. At the Superior Headquarters of the CNP in Valencia it was verified that one custody form recorded as its first entry the “body search and confinement in cells”, the custody officer being requested for information on the registration that was usually carried out (superficial or full), since both detainees confined at the time of the visit had stated that their clothes were removed and they were obliged to do sit-ups. The officer stated: “All detainees have their clothes removed, for their inspection, but they are not touched, although it was not considered that this was a full body search and was done for security reasons”. He did report: “What he considered to be full body searches, were ordered by the examiner and were made feeling the detainee and were recorded in the dossier of the investigations remitted to the judge but not in the custody form”. Failure to enter full body search of detainee 27. No irregularity was observed in the entry of the belongings re- Absence of self-closing bags for belongings moved from the detainees, upon their confinement in cells and no complaint was received from them in such respect. Nevertheless, at certain facilities visited in 2103 the lack of self-closing bags to keep such belongings continued to be observed since these are placed in envelopes or plastic bags which are then knotted, in addition to the lack of lockers or cupboards to keep such bags. 28. Some of the visited facilities continue without independent entrances to the custody area, causing public exposure of the detainees, contravening the criterion established in paragraph 31 of Annual Report 2012. In the specific case of the station of the CNP of the San Blas District (Madrid), a suggestion had to be made to correct such deficiency, which was accepted by the DGP, which reported that the detainees entered the facilities through a door at the side of the building. 29. Deficiencies continued to be detected at various facilities that could cause the detainees to attempt to injure themselves or commit suicide. Items such as door hinges, unprotected locks or metal plates may be used by the detainees to cause themselves injuries. The presence, on the cell doors, of horizontal bars or small windows with bars should be suppressed. Absence of independent entrances to the custody area Deficiencies at various facilities that could cause selfinjuries or suicide attempts 45

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