Overview of Recommendations submitted by the Commission in 2017 9) examine the possibility of providing internet access without charge and permit the limited use of mobile telephones. – The Commission recommends that the Realta Correctional Facility arrange the visiting room for individuals held in administrative detention under Foreign Nationals Act in a more friendly manner and that the visiting rules be amended to allow for visits to take place also on weekends. In addition, the Commission recommends that steps be taken to ensure access to a legal counselling service (NCPT Report, Realta 2017, p. 8–9). III. Psychiatric facilities a. Treatment – The Commission recommends that the UPC Basel clinic take steps to ensure that all treatment plans are prepared in consultation with the individuals concerned and that they are presented to the patients for their consent (or refusal). Consent to the treatment plan should be confirmed by signature. In addition, the treatment plan, as an integral part of the therapy, should state objectives that are comprehensible to the patient and be periodically reviewed and adapted as appropriate (NCPT Report, Basel (UPC) 2017, p. 7) ). b. Measures of restricting freedom of movement – The Commission recommends that the Basel UPC adhere to the prescriptions concerning the maximum term of seclusion and the requirement of prior authorisation by the competent authority, as set forth in § 21, para. 5, of the Canton of Basel Act on the Treatment and Institutionalisation of the Mentally Ill. It further recommends that the follow-up procedure be formalised and that the use of such measures be recorded in a register (NCPT Report, Basel [UPC] 2017, p. 9). 58 Activity Report NCPT 2017

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