Factors to evaluate Assessment tool paragraph NO Partial YES Comments 69. Does it have the power to make recommendations to the relevant authorities? 12.3    70. Are all these powers set out in the legislation? 12    71. Are members of the NPM selected through an open, transparent and inclusive process? 13    72. Do members of the NPM collectively have the expertise and experience necessary for its effective functioning? 13    73. Is the selection process prescribed in the governing NPM legislation? 13    74. Does the NPM ensure that its team has the diversity of background (gender, minorities), capabilities and professional knowledge necessary to enable it to properly fulfil its mandate? 13    75. Does the NPM in its activities benefit from cooperation with civil society, universities and qualified experts, Parliament, Government departments etc.? 13    76. Has the NPM created relations with civil society members dedicated to working with vulnerable groups? 13    77. If the NPM performs other functions in addition to those under the OPCAT, are those functions located within a separate unit or department with its own staff and a separate budget? 14    78. With respect to the foregoing, is the relationship between those functions and the rest of the organization, the working methods and safeguards applicable to preserving the independence of the NPM function, clearly described in relevant internal regulations? 14    79. Has the State made available the necessary resources for the effective functioning of the NPM? 15    15 and 9    15    82. Has the NPM developed policies and rules of procedure which address the organization of the office? 16.1    83. Do these policies and rules address its work and budgets for all its activities? 16.1    84. Are there policies and procedures for decision-making? 16.2    85. Are there policies and procedures for employment and dismissal of staff? 16.3    86. Are there policies and procedures for preventing conflicts of interest? 16.4    87. Are there policies and procedures for employment of external experts, and for establishing the necessary qualifications and terms of reference for their work? 16.5    80. Has the NPM prioritised its own use of resources, on the basis of a regular analysis of its practice and experience, and in the light of its evaluation of its needs and the means necessary for it to exercise its mandate appropriately? 81. Does the NPM advocate for the provision of the resources necessary for the effective exercise of its mandate, with the assistance of the SPT and /or other relevant actors if necessary? 56 I PREVENTING TORTURE: THE ROLE OF NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISMS – A PRACTICAL GUIDE