A/HRC/30/15 included fundamental human rights in its basic police training and had a highly qualified team of trainers. 17. The Government was actively pursuing the establishment of a national human rights institution and Jamaica already had an effective, extensive network of institutions mandated to protect the rights of Jamaicans. The plan was to establish a national human rights institution by expanding the role and functions of existing entities. 18. Jamaica regarded special procedures rapporteurs as constructive players in the international human rights framework. It was not opposed to accommodating visits of special rapporteurs, which were considered on a case-by-case basis. It added that adequate notice should be given to the Government to ensure that the necessary arrangements were in place for a successful visit, in accordance with mutually agreed dates. Jamaica recommended to the Human Rights Council that a mechanism should be put in place that allowed for information to be shared among these various human rights bodies and procedures, as there were often overlapping requests that were not only inefficient but also unduly stretched the country’s limited resources. 19. Justice reform was a priority for the Government. The justice reform implementation unit, established in 2012, coordinated, monitored and supported the timely delivery of all justice-sector reform initiatives, driving the implementation of the justice reform agenda. Several projects, programmes and legislation had been developed over the past three years in support of a more efficient criminal justice system, including the Evidence (Amendment) Act, aimed at reducing sources of lengthy delay and unnecessary costs in the court process; the Administrator General (Amendment) Act, which would facilitate the speedier processing of intestate estates and substantially reduce burden of cases; the Criminal Records (Rehabilitation of Offenders) (Amendment) Act 2014, which reduced the period required before persons convicted of less serious offences could have their convictions removed from the criminal records; the Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act 2015, which removed the powers of arrest and detention in relation to the possession of small quantities or smoking of ganja, and possession of same would no longer be prosecuted in the courts. The Act also recognized the indigenous Rastafari community, and protected their constitutional right to freedom of religious expression by including special measures relating to the cultivation and use of the ganja plant for sacramental purposes. Flogging and whipping, forms of inhumane judicial punishment dating from the era of slavery and colonialism, had been legislatively abolished in 2012. 20. A national restorative justice programme was being established to ensure increased access to justice for citizens. The programme also encouraged increased public confidence and trust in the justice system by fostering greater participation in and ownership of restorative justice processes by communities and victims. 21. Regarding crime, justice and police reform, the delegation reported that a series of measures had been taken to enhance operational and administrative efficiency and reduce serious crime, including the successful merger of the Island Special Constabulary Force into the Jamaica Constabulary Force, and an increase in police recruitment, which had contributed to the ongoing improvement of crime statistics, with a 17 per cent decline in serious and violent crimes in 2014 over 2013. 22. The delegation reported the passing of important legislation relating to law enforcement, including the Law Reform (Fraudulent Transactions) (Special Provisions) Act and the Criminal Justice (Suppression of Criminal Organisations) Act, and legislation that would establish a national DNA database. 23. A data system to facilitate the operation of the sex offenders registry had been completed in 2014. Under the Sexual Offences Act, persons convicted of certain offences, including rape, abduction and the sale of or trafficking in persons, are included in the sex 5