NORWEGIAN PARLIAMENTARY OMBUDSMAN National Preventive Mechanism against Torture and Ill-Treatment ANNUAL REPORT 2015 46 the health service’s assessments. The health service also included two nurses. They were employed by the police, however. This arrangement also gave rise to doubt about the health service’s professional independence. Health interviews with newly arrived detainees were not conducted as a matter of routine, despite clear recommendations from the CPT. Detainees are often particularly at risk of poor somatic and mental health. The detainees also did not have access to mental health care over and above emergency assistance, among other things because of a lack of rights. In addition, the health department lacked procedures for systematic follow-up of persons who are detained for a longer period of time. Other factors that were noted include shortcomings in administrative decisions on the use of solitary confinement and security cells, few organised activities, unclear legal authority for locking detainees in their rooms, lack of information on arrival, whether the food that is served is sufficiently nutritious, routine visit control and lack of access to mobile phones. After the visit The report from the visit was published in December 2015, and the NPIS is to inform the Parliamentary Ombudsman about its follow-up of the report’s recommendations by 1 April 2016. Visit covering multiple places of detention Places of detention at Gardermoen 22 April 2015 Unannounced visit The purpose of the visit was to map all the places of detention at Gardermoen. The NPM visited the National Police Immigration Service’s (NPIS) deportation centre, Customs and Excise’s detention premises, the police waiting cells at the airport and Gardermoen police custody facility. Findings The NPM first visited the temporary premises of NPIS’s deportation centre inside the airport area. The deportation centre had no ordinary cells. The premises were furnished so that they resembled an ordinary airport waiting area, intended for short stays before deportation. The waiting area was put to use shortly after the NPM’s visit. Even though the written procedures for the waiting area appeared to be satisfactory, it was pointed out that the verbally described procedure for avoiding body searches with removal of clothing should be set out in local instructions. Following the visit, the NPM obtained an overview for April 2015 of the use of coercive measures both in connection with stays at the deportation centre and in connection with persons being escorted out of the country. No coercive measures were used at the deportation centre during this period. Concerning the use of coercive measures when people are being escorted out of the country, the NPIS stated that information about such use is not stored in a way that enables the retrieval of statistics. Such information can only be obtained from the reports that are prepared in each case of escorted deportation. A review of these reports showed that coercive measures were used on 15 of the total of 98 persons escorted out of Norway in April 2015. The NPM noted information that suggested that two persons were restrained by the use of strips during a long flight. Even though the use of strips is permitted under the deportation instructions, this appears to be an unfortunate practice, including for security reasons. The NPM pointed out that there was a need for establishing a solution for better documentation and subsequent control. The NPM also made a visit to Romerike Police District’s facility inside the airport, including three waiting rooms that are partially at the disposal of the NPIS by agreement with the police district. These waiting rooms are used in connection with the preparation of entry rejections and expulsions, during the registration of asylum applications