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Selected recommendations etc.4
Visits concluded with recommendations: 6
Visits concluded without comments: 0
Not concluded at the time of going to press: 3
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nsure staff are familiar with the rules of the Aliens Act on use of force
• Ensure records are kept of incidents involving use of force, that incidents are reported within the deadline and that
report forms are completed adequately
• Amend house rules with information about possible consequences of violations
• Ensure staff know the different rules on use of force against minors and adults
• Ensure medicines are handled in accordance with applicable rules
• Ensure staff are familiar with the rules of the Act on Adult Responsibility for Children and Young Persons in
Placement Facilities on use of force
• Ensure children, young people and parents are informed about their rights in relation to use of force when
children and young people arrive at the facility
• Ensure reporting of all incidents involving use of force
• Ensure adequate documentation in reports on use of force – including information about who was involved and
when the intervention took place
• Ensure residents are informed about records of incidents of force being used against them and are given the
opportunity to comment on the records
• Review incidents involving use of force together with staff for the purpose of learning
• Inform residents that they can contact the Danish Immigration Service anonymously about matters of concern
• Ensure a general consent to drug tests is given
Case opened on the Ombudsman’s own initiative about monitoring of in-house schools of placement facilities and
about which rules are applicable to use of force in in-house schools. The case was still pending at the time of going
to press
Still pending at the time of going to press
4) The table contains selected, abbreviated recommendations. The full recommendations can be found (in Danish
only) at www.ombudsmanden.dk, where concluding letters on monitoring visits are published on an ongoing basis.
The table includes information about cases taken up on the Ombudsman’s own initiative following monitoring visits.
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