ANNUAL REPORT OF 2019 ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SEIMAS OMBUDSMEN’S OFFICE OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA recommendations were provided 13: 165 (one hundred and sixty-five) – to heads of the inspected care institutions, 3 (three) – to county municipal administrations, 2 (two) – to the Department of Supervision of Social Services under the Ministry of Social Security and Labour and 1 (one) – to the Minister of Social Security and Labour. During the reporting period, follow-up inspections of care institutions, which were inspected in 2015 and 2018, revealed that out of 177 (one hundred and seventy-seven) recommendations repeatedly submitted to them, 114 (one hundred and fourteen) recommendations were implemented by the institutions, 40 (forty) were partially implemented and 23 (twenty-three) recommendations were not implemented, i.e. eighty-seven (87%) percent of the recommendations were implemented or partially implemented. In regard to the circumstances established during the follow-up inspections (partly implemented and/or unimplemented recommendations, as well as additionally identified shortcomings), the Seimas Ombudsman submitted recommendations to each care institution and its founder, the institution purchasing social care services (respective municipal administration)14 in order to take the necessary measures to address the identified shortcomings (for the proper implementation of the recommendations). In addition, 39 (thirty-nine) recommendations were submitted. According to the data provided by the institutions in respect to follow-up inspection, all Given the Seimas Ombudsman’s instruction to report on the results of implementation of recommendations by 27 March 2020, competent authorities have not yet provided information on possible implementing measures of recommendations of the Seimas Ombudsman. 13 An individual’s need for social care is established, a decision on the allocation of social services and social care is organised and the quality of social services allocated in the municipality is ensured by the municipal administration; accordingly, the latter must take all necessary measures to ensure proper implementation of recommendations submitted to care institutions. 14 EVERYONE COUNTS 32 repeatedly submitted recommendations were implemented immediately after the follow-up inspection. 2. CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS In 2019, checks on the human rights situation were carried out in 7 (seven) correction institutions: Lukiškės Remand Prison (Lukiškės RP), Alytus Correction House (Alytaus CH), Marijampolė Correction House (Marijampolė CH), Vilnius Correction House ( Vilnius CH), Pravieniškės Correction House – Open Colony (Pravieniškės CHOC), Panevėžys Correction House (Panevėžys CH) and Šiauliai Remand Prison (Šiauliai RP). The following main shortcomings identified during inspections should be mentioned: