Section Four Looking ahead – year three In its second year following designation, the NPM members have continued to make regular visits to places of detention and examine the treatment of and conditions for detainees. They have established good working relationships with one another, sharing their expertise, and have participated in joint training. The members have sought to raise awareness of the OPCAT framework within which they operate among their own personnel and with stakeholders. This work will continue in 2011–12. The NPM as a whole will seek the full implementation of OPCAT in the UK, with its coverage being extended to more places of detention. Through their visits and inspections of places of detention, the individual members will continue to drive up standards for detainees, to ensure that they are treated with respect and in accordance with international human rights norms. There are plans to hold a thematic workshop for all members, focusing on the use of force and restraint in detention, and to encourage the lay bodies within the NPM to meet as a subgroup, so that they may discuss issues particular to their role as volunteer monitors within the OPCAT framework. The NPM members will also continue to benefit from their participation in the Council of Europe’s NPM Project. Representatives of the UK NPM will participate in workshops on the methodology of monitoring, particularly of vulnerable detainees. Such workshops offer the opportunity for NPM members to engage with NPMs in other countries, to discover new methods of working and to discuss how best to implement OPCAT. 49