New Zealand Human Rights Commission Submission to the CAT in relation to NZ’s 6th periodic review 188. Drawing on its conclusions from the 2015 Review of Police Custodial Management100 the IPCA recommended that the New Zealand Police:101  introduce more systematic and nationally consistent training for both sworn staff and authorised officers working in custodial facilities, particularly in relation to: a) the risk assessment and treatment of intoxicated and mentally impaired persons; and b) how to recognise the signs that a prisoner requires urgent medical attention (such as the symptoms of drug overdose/head injury).  Ensure that the National Standards governing Police custodial facilities (which are currently being developed): a) require custody staff to record detailed information in the electronic custody module (ECM) describing how they carried out a check of a prisoner and the prisoner’s condition at the time of the check; b) provide additional specific guidance to custody staff on the nature of the checks that must be undertaken in order to ascertain the wellbeing of a prisoner who is under frequent or constant monitoring; and c) include a requirement for regular cleaning of CCTV camera lenses;  work with the Ministry of Health and other agencies to identify options for: o minimising the number of mentally impaired people who are detained in Police cells to await a mental health assessment; and o Improving current methods of dealing with extremely intoxicated (and sometimes violent) prisoners. 100 101 Supra note 88. Supra note 93 at 49. 72