NORWEGIAN PARLIAMENTARY OMBUDSMAN National Preventive Mechanism ANNUAL REPORT 2017 58 In 2017, the committee comprised representatives of the following organisations: ››The Norwegian National Human Rights Institution ››The Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombudsman ››The Ombudsman for Children ››The Norwegian Bar Association's Human Rights Committee ››The Norwegian Medical Association, represented by the Norwegian Psychiatric Association ››The Norwegian Psychological Association's Human Rights Committee ››The Norwegian Organisation for Asylum Seekers Four meetings of the advisory committee are planned in 2018. The Parliamentary Ombudsman is also represented on the advisory committee to the Norwegian National Human Rights Institution, which regularly discusses topics of general interest to the Ombudsman and of special interest to its prevention work. It is also in constant contact with the Ombudsman for Children and the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombudsman. The annual human rights seminar On 26 October 2017, the Parliamentary Ombudsman held its annual human rights seminar in Oslo. The topic of the seminar was: ‘The role of health personnel in relation to people deprived of their liberty in police custody facilities and prisons’. (NOAS) ››The Norwegian Association for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (NFU) ››Jussbuss ››The Norwegian Association of Youth Mental Health ››We Shall Overcome ››The Norwegian Research Network on Coercion in Mental Health Care (TvangsForsk) ››The Norwegian Helsinki Committee ››The Retretten Foundation ››Amnesty International Norway The advisory committee held four meetings in 2017. The topics of the meetings included work methods, use of force in transition situations, the role of health personnel in treating people deprived of their liberty, and detention of children in connection with deportation. The committee members also provided input to the prevention work in between the meetings. Around 200 people from the Correctional Service, the health sector, the police and other relevant parts of the public administration attended, as well as experts in the field and voluntary organisations. The seminar was opened by experts from Norway and abroad. Two panel discussions featuring representatives of different bodies and professions discussed the challenges police custody poses for the police and accident and emergency departments, and the relationship between the Correctional Service and prison health services, respectively. Representatives of the Norwegian Police Directorate, the Directorate of Norwegian Correctional Service and the Directorate of Health were invited to a final panel discussion to brief the audience about what the central public administration does to ensure good health services for people deprived of their liberty in police custody facilities and prisons, and how the authorities can, by contributing to the cooperation between the police, the Correctional Service and prisons, ensure the protection of these people. Videos of the presentations and panel discussions are available at the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s website.1 1 See https://www.sivilombudsmannen.no/aktuelt/menneskerettighetsseminar-26-oktober-2017/.