monitoring activities New framework for the Ombudsman’s monitoring visits Restrictions: Visits to institutions where adults are treated for drug/alcohol abuse have given rise to a general Ombudsman investigation of institutions’ possibilities of imposing restrictions on residents. Examples of restrictions are rules that for a period of time, residents are not allowed to leave the institution on their own, that their rooms may be searched for smuggled-in drugs or that residents have to hand over their mobile telephones on arrival. The case is pending. Action plans: In connection with a monitoring visit to a foster family, the Ombudsman became aware that the action plans for two of the five children placed in care were extremely insufficient. The Ombudsman took up the case on his own initiative and concluded the case with criticism towards the municipality. Handcuffs: The Ombudsman asked ‘Pensionen Lyng’ and the Department of Prisons and Probation for statements about a report on the use of handcuffs at the institution. The case is pending. Education: After a number of monitoring visits to facilities providing in-house schools for children, the Ombudsman has asked for further information about the minimum number of lessons and which subjects the in-house schools offer. The cases are pending. 81