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  • Split by type of place and/or theme. A multiple body NPM may be comprised of institutions split by type of place and/or theme. Each institution may be responsible for monitoring a specific type of place of detention. For example, one institution may be responsible for prisons while another is responsible for psychiatric institutions. Each institution may be responsible for a certain theme, for example, one institution may be responsible for places of detention where children are held while another institution may be responsible for healthcare in detention. In designating this kind of NPM, it is important to ensure that all potential types of places of detention are being monitored by at least one institution.
  • Federal or decentralised. In federal or decentralised states, a multiple body NPM may include one or several institutions in each jurisdiction. It might also include institutions with mandates and powers that cut across a number of jurisdictions. Together, the NPM system should cover all jurisdictions. If there are places of detention under the responsibility of national authorities, it is essential that an institution is responsible for monitoring these places of detention as well.
  • Geographical. A multiple body NPM may be comprised of institutions based in different regions or areas. They are responsible for monitoring places of detention within a certain area of the country. Together all the NPM institutions cover the whole country.  In designating an NPM like this it is essential that all areas of the country are covered, including those on islands or other non-contiguous territories.
  • Combination of thematic and federal or geographical. A multiple body NPM may be a mixture of bodies split by type of place and/or theme and/or by geography. Some NPMs are made up of institutions that monitor a certain type of place or theme within one area of the country. The NPM together monitors all types of places of detention in all areas of the country.
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Multiple bodies