- 11 - confirmation that juveniles are no longer accommodated with adults in police and coast guard detention facilities and that all juveniles are immediately transferred to establishments appropriate to their needs. In particular, the confirmation was sought that a 13-year-old unaccompanied minor held at Igoumenitsa Coast Guard detention facility at the time of the visit had been transferred to an appropriate juvenile facility and that Iasmos Police Station (near Komotini) was not used for accommodating unaccompanied minors for more than a few hours; - confirmation that the sanitary facilities at Komotini pre-departure centre have been repaired; - confirmation that the necessary steps have been taken to ensure that juveniles in Avlona Prison are placed in a safe environment and are provided with the necessary support that their age group requires. 9. By communication of 17 June 2013, the Greek authorities informed the CPT of measures taken in response to the afore-mentioned immediate observations, and to other issues raised by the delegation at the end-of-visit talks. This information has been taken into account in the relevant sections of the present report. F. National Preventive Mechanism 10. At present, there is no system of regular independent oversight of the situation in places of deprivation of liberty in Greece. The Ombudsman Institution may, in principle, visit places of deprivation of liberty, and Law 3772/2009 expressly provides for the right of the Ombudsman Institution, as well as of relevant Committees of the Greek Parliament, to undertake visits to prison establishments. However, at present the Ombudsman is not sufficiently resourced to visit prisons or other places of deprivation of liberty on a regular basis. 11. On 3 March 2011, Greece signed the Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention against Torture (OPCAT), and the CPT understands that the Greek authorities now intend to proceed to ratification. To this end, a draft law is pending before the Greek Parliament, according to which the Ombudsman will be designated as the National Preventative Mechanism (NPM). The CPT commends the Greek authorities for considering accession to the Optional Protocol. Nevertheless, the CPT must emphasise that adequate resources are essential for the functioning of the NPM. Reference should also be made to the Guidelines adopted by the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (SPT) in November 2010.2 The CPT would like to be informed about the progress towards ratification of OPCAT and of the additional resources (staffing and financial) that the Ombudsman Institution will receive to carry out its new tasks in application of the Optional Protocol. 2 UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (SPT), Document CAT/OP/12/5 of 9 December 2010.