| Ombudsman Act (Правилник за организацията и дейността на омбудсмана) | In carrying out the functions of National Preventive Mechanism, the Ombudsman is authorised to carry out visits to place. The visits may be scheduled or unannounced. By 31 January each year, the Ombudsman publishes an schedule of visits to places of detention. During the visits, the authorised officials of the Ombudsman have the right to have free access at all times to all facilities in places of detention, hold personal discussions with detainees, arrange medical examinations of detainees with their consent, access all information and documentation relating to the treatment of detainees and the conditions of detention, request information from and hold meetings with the staff of the places of detention and other persons present on the premises, and receive complaints and reports from detainees. |