57 National dialogue External work has been an important element of the NPM’s prevention work throughout 2017. National dialogue is an important means of spreading information about the NPM’s mandate and its findings and recommendations from visits, and of increasing its support among the places it visits and the public administration. The advisory committee has also regularly contributed input to this work, and the NPM has held meetings with civil society, given talks at different events and continued its dialogue with the authorities. The advisory committee The advisory committee contributes information, knowledge and input to the prevention work. The committee is diverse and comprises 15 organisations with relevant expertise. The members of the advisory committee at a committee meeting in 2017.