of the various disciplines. Duties, competences and responsibilities of professionals have been clarified through the introduction of a professional statute. Forensic psychiatric centres Prompted by reports by the media that patients (who are convicted of a crime, but aren’t held accountable because of a mental disorder) in a forensic psychiatric centre FPC had access to contraband goods like drugs and mobile (smart) phones, the Inspectorate VenJ carried out an investigation. The FPC must achieve two main objectives which are not always easy to unite. On the one hand a patient must be prepared to return to society in a responsible manner for the society. On the other hand there should be provided a safe living and working environment. At the same time the contraband brought by the patient may pose a risk to the internal security of the centre. The investigation looked into the measures employed by the institution to prevent contraband goods being available within its walls. The Inspectorate VenJ found that the institution could have done more to prevent hospital order patients from having access to contraband goods. At the same time, the Inspectorate VenJ found that the institution has implemented important measures to significantly reduce the likelihood of contraband goods entering the institution. Points for improvement do still exist in this connection, though. In his response to the report, the State Secretary for Security and Justice states that measures to improve the situation, including improved access control and staff receiving training on performing room inspections, have in the meantime been taken. The investigation into the situation of this one institution led an investigation of all forensic psychiatric centres about contraband goods. Its report is published in 2015. Monitoring police custody The ten Commissions of oversight of police custody (CTA) have monitored police custody in 2014 by performing 972 visits to the approximately 400 locations the police uses for the detention of persons (holding rooms, cells, cell complexes, court buildings) in 2014. 758 detained persons were interviewed during these inspections. The professional, motivated and respectful work method of the police custody officials, in spite of the changes and accompanying unrest caused by the reorganisation of the national police, was found worthy of note by the CTAs in the performance of their regular monitoring activities. Housing generally meets all requirements, all matters concerning the detained person are properly registered, there is sufficient access to medical care. Experience shows that the CTA recommendations are generally followed, though at varying speeds. One item to be addressed is the situation in the police stations’ holding rooms. Barring a few exceptions, these rooms are not meant to be occupied for more than a few hours, nor are they used for longer periods of time. The responsibility for the care of the persons detained in these rooms rests not with policy custody officials, but with the police officials on duty. The care for persons in police custody is not their primary duty, which at times results in these officials being unfamiliar with and failing to meet the requirements set for this care. For instance, a few locations feature camera monitoring in a way or to an extent that might not be provided by the applicable regulations. This subject is currently being investigated, both within the police and by the CTAs. 8