The visit is a follow up of the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s previous visit to Trandum in May 2015. During this visit, the Ombudsman will pay special attention to the detention centre’s use of the security section and other use of force. This includes an inspection and interviews with persons who are deprived of their liberty, the administration, staff and health personnel.
The visit is part of the NPM’s programme of visits to locations where people are deprived of their liberty. The Parliamentary Ombudsman shall have access to all information of importance to its assessment and to all locations where someone is, or could be, deprived or their liberty. The purpose of the visit is to investigate the conditions for the detainees with the intention of preventing torture and inhuman treatment.
Report with findings and recommendations
A visit report is written following each visit. It will contain descriptions of findings made during the visit and the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s recommendations for reducing the risk of torture or inhuman treatment. The report will be published on the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s website.
Report from NPM visit to the police immigration detention centre at Trandum in 2015 .
Mandate
The Parliamentary Ombudsman was assigned a prevention mandate following Norway’s ratification of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture (OPCAT) in 2013. The NPM visits locations where people are deprived of their liberty, such as prisons, police custody facilities, mental health care institutions and child welfare institutions. The visits can be announced or unannounced.