Article 23. Obligations of the administration and staff of the special reception facility

The administration and staff of the special reception facility shall:

require compliance by persons subjected to administrative detention and by other persons on the territory of the special reception facility with the requirements of this Law and the internal rules;

organize enforcement of the decision on administrative detention;

from the moment a person is placed in the special reception facility, grant him/her the right to make a telephone call or otherwise notify a lawyer, relatives or other persons of such placement;

grant meetings to persons subjected to administrative detention with a lawyer, relatives or other persons;

ensure the safekeeping of documents, money, valuables, items and other belongings taken from persons subjected to administrative detention and listed in the records of the personal search and inspection of belongings, and ensure their return upon release of the person or take other measures in respect thereof in the manner established by legislation;

provide persons subjected to administrative detention with information on the procedure and conditions for serving administrative detention and on their rights and obligations, and inform such persons of the use of technical means of surveillance and inspection;

ensure that persons subjected to administrative detention are held under conditions that meet the established norms and rules for material and household conditions and that ensure their personal security and health, and ensure observance of other rights of such persons;

create conditions for persons subjected to administrative detention to fulfil the obligations established by this Law and the internal rules;

exercise control over compliance by persons subjected to administrative detention with the procedure for serving administrative detention;

ensure unhindered access to the special reception facility by the Authorized Person of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights (Ombudsman), his/her deputy, regional representatives in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and the city of Tashkent, and by staff of the Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and ensure their security;

immediately notify the prosecutor of any identification of bodily injuries in persons subjected to administrative detention and of each case in which, as a result of the use of physical force or special means, harm has been caused to the life or health of persons subjected to administrative detention or other persons;