NORWEGIAN PARLIAMENTARY OMBUDSMAN National Preventive Mechanism ANNUAL REPORT 2016 70 Consultation submissions on topics relevant to preventive work 1 7 January 2016 Consultation on the Ministry of Health and Care Services' proposals for amendments to the Mental Health Care Act providing the authority to carry out routine searches of patients etc. Places visited in Norway in 2016, by county Akershus 2 Aust-Agder Buskerud 1 Finnmark 1 20 April 2016 Consultation on the Norwegian Police Directorate’s proposals for amendments to the national custody instructions. Hedmark 20 December 2016 Consultation on the Directorate of the Norwegian Correctional Service’s draft of the strategy for women remanded in custody and serving custodial sentences 2017–2020. Nordland Hordaland 1 Møre- og Romsdal Nord-Trøndelag Oppland Oslo 2 Rogaland 1 Sogn og Fjordane Sør-Trøndelag Telemark 1 Troms 1 Vest-Agder Vestfold Østfold The Netherlands (outside Norway) Total 1 11 1 For a complete list of the Parliamentary Ombudsman's consultation submissions in 2016, see the Parliamentary Ombudsman's annual report for 2016 or the website www.sivilombudsmannen.no.