Annual Report 2016 - Spain’s National Preventive Mechanism against Torture Last year’s report already announced a renewal on the Advisory Council, as the NPM’s technical and legal cooperative body, in compliance with the provisions of Organic Act 1/2009, of four of its Spokespeople. The current composition of the Advisory Council, presided by the Ombudsman, Soledad Becerril Bustamante, is as follows: − Francisco M. Fernández Marugán, first deputy to the Ombudsman (ex officio member of the Council); − Concepció Ferrer i Casals, second deputy to the Ombudsman (ex officio member of the Council); − Milagros Fuentes González, practising lawyer and patron of the Foundation of the Spanish Bar Association (end of tenure: 2017); − Berta M.ª Uriel Latorre, Doctor in Medicine and Health of the Preventive Medicine Service of the University Hospital Complex of Ourense, appointed by proposal of the General Council of Official Colleges of Physicians in Spain (end of tenure: 2017); − Vicenta Esteve Biot, clinical phycologist and secretary of the Official College of Psychologists of Valencia, appointed by proposal of the General Council of Official Colleges of Psychologists in Spain (end of tenure: 2019); − Mª José García-Galán San Miguel, magistrate and member of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) of the European Council (end of tenure: 2019); − Emilio Ginés Santidrián, practising lawyer and member of the UN Subcommittee for the Prevention of Torture (end of tenure: 2017); − Jesús López Medel Báscones, State Attorney and Professor of Administrative Law at the University of Cantabria (end of tenure: 2019); − Lorenzo Martín-Retortillo Baquer, Emeritus Professor of Administrative Law at Complutense University of Madrid, specialising in European Court of Human Rights case-law (end of tenure: 2019); − Julián Carlos Ríos Martín, Ordinary Professor of Criminal Law at Comillas Pontifical University, a lawyer specialising in Prison Law (end of tenure: 2017). In 2016, two meetings of the Advisory Council were held. The first took place on June 16 and the second on November 16. These meetings reported on the NPM’s activity and the spokespeople brought forward proposals on facilities to be visited and matters to explore during the visits, as well as proposals on specific studies considered of interest to the NPM. They also showed their wish to continue belonging to the visiting teams, as has been the case from the start. The NPM Unit is made up of one head technician, two technicians and two administrative assistants. Another two coordinators take part in this work as experts responsible for Security, 16