28. The State should inform the NPM of any draft legislation that may be under consideration which is relevant to its mandate and
allow the NPM to make proposals or observations on any existing or draft policy or legislation. The State should take into
consideration any proposals or observations on such legislation received from the NPM.
29. The State should publish and widely disseminate the Annual Reports of the NPM. It should also ensure that it is presented to, and
discussed in, by the national legislative assembly, or Parliament. The Annual Reports of the NPM should also be transmitted to the
SPT which will arrange for their publication on its website.
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30. The NPM should carry out all aspects of its mandate in a manner which avoids actual or perceived conflicts of interest.
31. The NPM, its members and its staff should be required to regularly review their working methods and undertake training in order
to enhance their ability to exercise their responsibilities under the Optional Protocol.
32. Where the body designated as the NPM performs other functions in addition to those under the Optional Protocol, its NPM
functions should be located within a separate unit or department, with its own staff and budget.
33. The NPM should establish a work plan/programme which, over time, encompasses visits to all, or any, suspected, places of
deprivation of liberty, as set out in Articles 4 and 29 of the Optional Protocol, which are within the jurisdiction of the State. For these
purposes, the jurisdiction of the State extends to all those places over which it exercises effective control.
34. The NPM should plan its work and its use of resources in such a way as to ensure that places of deprivation of liberty are visited
in a manner and with sufficient frequency to make an effective contribution to the prevention torture and other cruel, inhuman or
degrading treatment or punishment.
35. The NPM should make proposals and observations to the relevant State authorities regarding existing and draft policy or
legislation which it considers to be relevant to its mandate.
36. The NPM should produce Reports following their visits as well as produce an Annual Report and any other forms of Report
which it deems necessary. When appropriate, Reports should contain recommendations addressed to the relevant authorities. The
Recommendations of the NPM should take account of the relevant norms of the United Nations in the field of the prevention of
torture and other ill-treatment, including the comments and recommendations of the SPT.
37. The NPM should ensure that any confidential information acquired in the course of its work is fully protected.
38. The NPM should ensure that it has the capacity to and does engage in a meaningful process of dialogue with the State concerning
the implementation of its recommendations. It should also actively seek to follow-up on the implementation of any recommendations
which the SPT has made in relation to the country in question, liaising with the SPT when doing so.
39. The NPM should seek to establish and maintain contacts with other NPMs with a view to sharing experience and reinforcing its
effectiveness.
40. The NPM should seek to establish and maintain contact with the SPT, as provided for and for the purposes set out in the
Optional Protocol.