The Public Defender's Office selected members of the Special Preventive Group in the direction of monitoring the institutions of persons with disabilities, orphanages, military units, penal institutions, places of detention and restriction of liberty, through open competition, for the purpose of performing the functions of the National Preventive Mechanism.

Members of the Special Preventive Group are selected through competition held once in two years and the terms of the competition are determined by the Public Defender of Georgia.

According to Paragraph 1 of Article 19¹ of the Organic Law of Georgia on the Public Defender of Georgia, the Special Preventive Group regularly checks the situation and treatment of detainees, prisoners or persons otherwise deprived of liberty and convicts, as well as persons placed in mental health facilities, shelters for older people and orphanages, in order to protect from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

The Special Preventive Group is staffed with specialists of various sectors to ensure effective implementation of the functions of the National Preventive Mechanism. The group consists of 10 specialists with expertise in monitoring the penal institutions, places of detention and restriction of liberty, 4 doctors, 3 psychiatrists, 3 psychologists, 3 social workers and 2 specialist of monitoring the military units, 1 nutritionist of orphanages, 4 social workers, 4 psychologists; 2 psychologists for monitoring the institutions for persons with disabilities, 2 social workers, 2 special educators, 1 specialist of accessibility of physical environment for persons with disabilities.

Members of the Special Preventive Group, selected for a 2-year term, are the following:

1. Eka Kobesashvili
2. Nestan Londaridze
3. Tamar Avaliani
4. Olga Kalina
5. Khatuna Bagrationi
6. Moreta Bobokhidze
7. Karlo Nikoleishvili
8. Maia Gigineishvili
9. Kakhaber Gogashvili
10. Giorgi Tabatadze
11. Merab Kavtaradze
12. Izolda Shengelia
13. Teimuraz Rekhviashvili
14. Ketevan Omiadze
15. Ketevan Gelashvili
16. Maia Archvadze
17. Khatuna Chkoidze
18. Natia Tsereteli
19. Tinatin Amirejibi
20. Tea Panchulidze
21. Makhare Merebashvili
22. Nana Idadze
23. Nino Demetrashvili
24. Eliso Oniani
25. Tengiz Aslanikashvili
26. Nino Totadze
27. Lali Tsuleiskiri
28. Nana Koridze
29. Nana Gochiashvili
30. Tamar Ivaniadze
31. Maia Tsiramua
32. Natia Mekvabauri
33. Nino Gogilashvili
34. Nino Lortkipanidze
35. Tekla Nemanishvili
36. Rusudan Mangoshvili
37. Khatia Tabukashvili
38. Tamuna Bedenashvili
39. Gvantsa Beradze
40. Giorgi Alavidze