56 ANNUAL REPORT 2017 Inadequate recording and reporting of incidents involving use of force: In a number of instances, a private 24-hour residential facility had not recorded incidents involving use of force individually in report forms. The facility had also failed to record the incidents within the 24-hour deadline and to immediately send the completed forms to the municipality which had placed the young person at the facility. The Ombuds­ man criticised the facility’s inadequate recording and reporting of the incidents. No authority for obligatory washing of clothes: A secure 24-hour residential facility consistently washed all the young persons’ clothes on their arrival, even if the young persons did not want it. This was done for hygienic purposes, but also to destroy any euphoriants which might have been hidden in the clothes. The Ombuds­ man concluded that there was no authority for the practice and recommended that the facility discontinue it. (Case No. 2017-13 and news story published on 16 May 2017). Action plans had not been drawn up or were inadequate (nine cases): During two monitoring visits, it was revealed that there were problems with action plans for nine children. The Ombudsman opened cases with the municipalities that had placed the children at the facilities and criticised them for not having drawn up action plans and/or revised them. He also criticised the failure of some of the municipali­ ties to provide the facilities with copies of relevant parts of the action plans. The cases are two out of 26 investigated by the Ombudsman about action plans for children. (News story published on 17 January 2018).