MONITORING OF CUSTODIAL SETTINGS IN UKRAINE 18 “Ombudsman +” model that implies broad engagement of the public in the visits of custodial settings constituted the agenda of the round table discussion held in Kyiv on October 2-3, 2012. This event was attended by the Ombudsman’s Representative for matters of implementation of the national preventive mechanism and by national experts in the sphere of custodial settings monitoring who represented such non-government human rights organizations as Association of independent monitors of custodial set- tings (AIM), Association of Ukrainian monitors of law- enforcement agencies, Youth Alternative (M’ART), Ukrainian Helsinki Union for Human Rights, Kharkiv Institute of Social Researches (KhISR), Kharkiv Human Rights Group (KhHRG) and Center of Human Rights Information (CHRI). The results of the round table included a newly defined format of the “Ombudsman +” model (Drawing 1.1) and the Plan of relevant action for the period through the end of 2013. Drawing 1.1. “Ombudsman +” NPM in Ukraine Public authorities at the local level Regional Representatives of the Ombudsman Public authorities at the national level Ombudsman’s Central Office NPM Expert Council Monitor NGOs Monitor Monitor As seen in the diagram, the “Ombudsman +” model includes such main elements as – the Ombudsman’s Central Office; – the Regional Representatives of the Ombudsman, – the Expert Council of NPM implementation;