Implementation of the duties and powers of the national preventive mechanism in 2018 or recommendations in the report and submit it to the Ombudsman by a determined deadline. The institution concerned also receives the report, and a preliminary report is drafted in certain cases (when visiting social care institutions, psychiatric hospitals and residential treatment institutions). Pravo za VSE 3 2 Final report 3 1 PIC 4 1 Final report 4 1 2 Residential treatment institutions Social care institutions (retirement homes) Special social care institutions Psychiatric hospitals Asylum Centre Prisons + Radeče Juvenile Correctional Facility Police stations A representative of the Ombudsman is usually responsible for drafting the final report on the visit, although a person from a selected NGO may also be appointed for this purpose. The participation of representatives from the selected NGOs at visits and when drafting final reports in 2018 is displayed in the table below. 6 4 2 / 4 Mirovni inštitut 3 2 1 Final report 3 1 1 Novi paradoks 2 5 1 1 Final report Karitas 1 Final report ZDUS 15 Final report 1 / SKUP 4 Final report 1 1 1 Total of reports drafted 2 3 2 3 4 4 On the basis of the final report, the response of the competent authority and possible additional observations of the NPM, a brief report is published online after each visit.11 1.1.4 Realisation of NPM recommendations The implementation of NPM recommendations is a commitment of the State Party to the Optional Protocol. According to Article 22 of the Optional Protocol, the competent authorities of the State Party must address recommendations of the NPM and establish a dialogue with it on possible measures to realise the recommendations. All of the recommendations and responses of those who are competent for them are published in report summaries on the Ombudsman’s website.12 On the basis of the responses to our recommendations, we take into consideration that a visited institution and/or its line ministry has accepted an NPM recommendation, carried it out, or has not accepted it. The realisation of our recommendations is regularly verified during our subsequent visits to the institutions in question and, if necessary, by way of control visits. In addition to the most important preventive effect of these visits, the purpose of which is to prevent torture or other ill-treatment before it occurs, we also discovered that the living conditions and treatment of persons deprived of liberty has improved in many institutions specifically due to our recommendations. 11 See http://www.varuh-rs.si/o-instituciji/podrocja-dela-varuha/varuh-kot-drzavni-preventivni-mehanizem/. 12 See http://www.varuh-rs.si/o-instituciji/podrocja-dela-varuha/varuh-kot-drzavni-preventivni-mehanizem/. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE NPM IN 2018 NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM UNDER THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE UN CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT 9