96 | Annual Report 2019
Discussions, other activities etc. in
relation to both children and adults
Discussions with key authorities
budsman’s monitoring activities. The Ombudsman
Dialogue with the relevant authorities – both at the has meetings with key authorities on a regular basis
local level in connection with monitoring visits and together with the Danish Institute for Human Rights
at central level – plays an important part in the Om- and DIGNITY – Danish Institute Against Torture.
When
Who
Subjects (extracts)
21 May
Department of Prisons
and Probation
Overcrowding and understaffing in institutions under the Prison and Probation Service
Written information for 15-17-year-olds on their rights and duties
Result of internal review of placements in security cells
Addiction treatment of remand prisoners
Healthcare provision in Prison and Probation Service institutions
27 May
Ministry of Health
Non-statutory authority for interventions and house rules in the psychiatric sector
So-called satellite pharmacies of the Prison and Probation Service
Reduction in the use of force in the psychiatric sector
Shielding in wards
Capacity issue concerning the Maximum Security Department of Slagelse Psychiatric
Hospital (‘Sikringsafdelingen’)
Handling of medicines in private accommodation facilities
Addiction treatment of children and young people in accommodation facilities
27 Aug. Ministry for Children
and Social Affairs
Knowledge of the legislation on the use of force
Observance of deadlines for reporting incidents involving the use of force in secure
residential institutions
Young people’ access to a toilet during solitary confinement and summoning of psychiatrist or emergency doctor for young people with mental disorders in solitary confinement
Information for children, young people and their parents or guardians in connection with
moving into accommodation facilities about their rights in relation to the use of force
Addiction treatment of children and young people in accommodation facilities
Feedback on reports of the use of force and guidance on complaints
Security for residents in (social psychiatric) residential facilities and sector transfers
26 Sep. Local Government
Denmark
Briefing on the issues which the Ombudsman took up at a meeting with the Ministry of
Social Affairs and the Interior in continuation of the thematic report for 2017 about young
people in secure residential institutions, local prisons and state prisons
Briefing on the most important conclusions in the thematic report for 2018
3 Oct.
Knowledge of the legislation on the use of force
Information for children, young people and personal representatives in connection with
moving into children’s asylum centres on their rights in relation to the use of force
Addiction treatment for children and young people in children’s asylum centres
Danish Immigration
Service
24 Oct. Ministry of Social
Affairs and the Interior
together with Danish
Regions
Non-statutory authority for interventions and house rules in the psychiatric sector
25 Oct. Department of Prisons
and Probation
Inadequate documentation in cases regarding exclusion from association
Maintaining exclusion from association due to a lack of space in other places
Guidance on forced and voluntary exclusion from association
Overview of the total amount of time in which an inmate has been in solitary confinement
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